>>>>Back in NJ, we always said we were "going down the shore" when you were going to the beach, even though in almost all cases it was east.
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>>>Quick! Delete that before Dragan starts a language rant for next week on our dropping "to" from the expression! :-)
>>>
>>>FWIW in England one "goes down the pub", etc, too.
>>>
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>>In addition to going down the shore, New Yorkers get "on line" instead of "in line" when they join a queue.
>
>I'm surprised that you've used the word "queue"
Just wanted to be sure you understand what I meant. Don't forget I spent about a year working in England.
Getting a little late over there, isn't it?
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