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when i see the word arse in a fic
336 upvotes, 14 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in Fan(fic) Service. "when i see the word arse in a fic"
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Anonymous 12w

mum and the character is from nyc

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Anonymous 12w

no fr it takes me tf out everytime

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Anonymous 12w

read a fic where out of nowhere the (very american) pov character used the word “trolley” instead of train and i 🤨 and then later when i mostly forgot. he used “candy floss” and i. ah. yeah. forgot.

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Anonymous 12w

When they call college uni

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 12w

Clearly someone from specifically London went “well I want to set the story in the states but I can’t be bothered to learn about the location. New York is basically London, yeah?”

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 12w

tbf i’m canadian & we also call it uni

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

Honestly I think Americans are the only ones that call it college

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 12w

Bc there’s a difference between a university and a college here

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 12w

Wait what’s the difference for you guys?

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 12w

Type of accreditation and size mostly

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Anonymous replying to -> #4 12w

here college is usually like a 1-2 year diploma or certification (e.g. trades) but university is a 4 year degree (bachelor’s)

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

Community college is like that

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Anonymous replying to -> #6 12w

Trolley would throw me off unless they were taking one of the San Francisco trolley things 😂

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 12w

university’s often are masters programs based on bachelors based. colleges are masters and community colleges are associates (2yrs)

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