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<blockquote data-quote="Estherfromjerusalem" data-source="post: 200753" data-attributes="member: 77"><p>We also learned about "peristalsis" when I was in high school in the United Kingdom, and that was 48 years ago -- heeelp, I am so oooold!</p><p></p><p>And Marg, of course, being British I also say "aluminium."</p><p></p><p>But British (and Australians speak British English too, I think?) and American are no longer the same language, so you can't really compare.</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't have written anything, because I think this is an internal American discussion. I just wanted to second your "peristalsis," because it is a strange word that I have always remembered (and I still remember what it means, too). And it became relevant for me because of dealing with my son's encopresis and understanding what was happening in his "insides."</p><p></p><p>Love, Esther</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Estherfromjerusalem, post: 200753, member: 77"] We also learned about "peristalsis" when I was in high school in the United Kingdom, and that was 48 years ago -- heeelp, I am so oooold! And Marg, of course, being British I also say "aluminium." But British (and Australians speak British English too, I think?) and American are no longer the same language, so you can't really compare. I wouldn't have written anything, because I think this is an internal American discussion. I just wanted to second your "peristalsis," because it is a strange word that I have always remembered (and I still remember what it means, too). And it became relevant for me because of dealing with my son's encopresis and understanding what was happening in his "insides." Love, Esther [/QUOTE]
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