AH> I'll go so far as to spell "elite" without the accent mark if it's    
    AH> an acceptable alternative in Canadian English. In that regard I    
    AH> concede to US English.  But I also concede to UK English when I    
    AH> say "trousers" because I realize "pants" may have a different    
    AH> meaning in Old Blighty.   
      
   yeah but...   
      
     liar! liar! trousers on fire!   
      
   just doesn't work :P :D   
      
      
    AH> I figured that out years ago when as a newlywed I used the latter    
    AH> in the presence of a uncle-in-law I hadn't met previously...    
    AH> [blush].   
      
   ooohhh... that sounds like a story just begging to be shared :)   
      
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