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To: nickcarraway

“Pensioner”

I never understood the purpose of this term. You see this in Brit media


8 posted on 07/07/2023 2:03:47 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: libh8er

It is a retired person who is living on his pension.


13 posted on 07/07/2023 2:11:46 PM PDT by GingisK
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To: libh8er

I never understood the purpose of this term.

Just a guess but I’d think it is similar to retiree


16 posted on 07/07/2023 2:17:58 PM PDT by LeoTDB69
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To: libh8er

I think they say that, when U.S. media would say senior citizen.


24 posted on 07/07/2023 2:48:08 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: libh8er

Brits have a funny way with the American language.😉🤣


48 posted on 07/08/2023 1:52:25 AM PDT by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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