16-08-2020, 03:03 PM
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Re: Had You Ever Heard Of, Or Used The Word ‘Lockdown’ Before Covid -19?
Originally Posted by Longdogs
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Yes, have heard it used many times in American crime dramas... 'Lockdown the building's or 'Lock it down'
Originally Posted by mart
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I've heard furlough mentioned in American films. I think when referring to leave from the armed services.
16-08-2020, 03:17 PM
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Re: Had You Ever Heard Of, Or Used The Word ‘Lockdown’ Before Covid -19?
Originally Posted by Percy Vere
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Ditto, same here, although I though "furlough" meant "R&R" as in "the GI was on R&R when the rest of his unit was sent forward".
Signed,
An American: "Destroying the King's English since 1776."
16-08-2020, 08:49 PM
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Re: Had You Ever Heard Of, Or Used The Word ‘Lockdown’ Before Covid -19?
I'm sure I've heard the word Lockdown before, probably in films as others have said but I had never heard the word furlough before ..... and yes, I had to look it up in the dictionary too.Strange though, I keep forgetting the word and have to ask Mr Mags what that word was again!
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