Roger Mills wrote:
>...>
> Y'all in Europe, who have not been exposed to 50-plus years of constant
> TV-commercial bombardment, would be amazed at the influence they can have
on
>...> American speech. Granted, it's usually short-lived; but we probably all
> remember, and at some point have said--
>
> "I can't believe I ate the whole thing!"
> "Mother, please, I'd rather do it myself!"
> "I've fallen and I can't get up!"
> et alia, which are probably meaningless to outlanders ;-)))
"Where's the beef?"