When did films become movies?
It is derived from Latin, most commonly through the French term that was introduced into the UK in the 1700s:
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The term stems from the Old French caper, per the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). “Cop is a verb that means ‘to seize,’ or when there are people to do it, ‘arrest,'”
I can't think of anything other than your suggestion about appealing to American readers but than you put off all the English ones.
I have posted this above too but here is an explanation of why:
What Google AI says:
So it's not even that it is poor research on an American authors part. It is an English writer. How bizarre. I can't think of anything other than your suggestion about appealing to American readers but than you put off all the English ones.
“it’s a fair cop.”
I don't think this is derived from the police
What novel is it?
It's one of Tim Weaver's but I am finding the same in other UK novels.
That sounds pretty poor on the authors part. If you are going to set a story in England, the language should represent that. What novel is it?
I hate it when authors do that.
I find it jars and suspends the 'suspension of disbelief'.
I think 'ah, so we have suddenly been transported to the US, have we?'
Ah that makes sense. Yeah, unfortunately I have practically zero relation to Native Americans. It’s a shame, since they had such an impact to our culture that many of our Midwestern towns are named after native words and names. I’ve never known someone with more than like a quarter Native American blood, and that is a horrifying shame.
When I was a child, it wasn’t known as going to the cinema or the Movies, it was always going to the pictures. I suppose movies came about with the advent of moving pictures.
One I’ve noticed creeping in is instead of replacing something, it’s becoming to ‘change it out.’
No I have no ANT's and if I did I'd seek therapy, I had aunts though, ANT's is Automatic Negative Thinking!
Americans like you always seem to have such interesting ancestry.
Not a drop of Italian, despite my mother and I having a bit of a Mediterranean appearance lol
A lot remains to be discovered, so keep hope alive! DNA companies add populations to their databases as research continues.
My ancestry is mostly Irish, with a chunk of English, a small percentage of Viking (probably Danish etc.), Further back, I share DNA with ancient individuals in Italy, Egypt and Greece.
I’m guessing it’s due to being N. Irish?
It’s more about concern for the indigenous American population, although the accounts suggest the local population was welcoming. I can find only one written source, but I’m wondering if it is just putting a good slant on the facts.
Handbag and trousers.
A clean swear phrase!
Another thing I learnt today.
I shall end up a genius.
Ah, I can imagine that. I’m guessing it’s due to being N. Irish?
I’ve never been tested, but both of my parents have. So long as I’m not adopted, it’s likely I’m mostly German with a little Danish and a significant portion of English. Not a drop of Italian, despite my mother and I having a bit of a Mediterranean appearance lol
