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		Taywee on June 7, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in U... Analgesic isn't a British word, though. It's used plenty in American medicine.

erhaetherth on June 8, 2023 [–]

No, Americans only know brand names because #capitalism.

gwd on June 8, 2023 | [–]

...that's why everyone in the UK has a Hoover. The most common term I've heard for {acetominophen, ibuprofen, etc} in the US is "pain killer".

mcv on June 8, 2023 | | [–]

So aggressive. In Dutch it's a pijnstiller, or "pain silencer".

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