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@moonbus saidYes, but exactly for that reason he'd prefer being referred to as commuting on the omnibus, not the 'bus. Bus is the everyday word, but the fixed expression uses the full term.
"The man on the Clapham bus" refers to any normal, sensible person, any John Doe, and what he would do or think in a given situation.
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@shallow-blue saidI’ve heard both, and seen both in print.
Yes, but exactly for that reason he'd prefer being referred to as commuting on the omnibus, not the 'bus. Bus is the everyday word, but the fixed expression uses the full term.
In either case, it is a phrase probably not familiar to Americans, unless they have spent time amongst British speakers.
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@indonesia-phil saidHaha, I do the exact same thing. Wake up every hour checking the time, and of course the alarm (both of them) always go off, worry for nothing.
Me neither.
How about 'Toodle Pip'
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