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--Connel MacKenzie 22:59, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
Partridge's has it. One g.b.c.:
- 2004, Kate Cann, Spanish Holiday: Or, How I Transformed the Worst Vacation Ever Into the Best ..., page 48
- “Samey,” hisses Tom. “Course it's samey. It's flicking Spain, isn't it. You can't expect it to turn into fucking Italy halfway through.
- 2004, Kate Cann, Spanish Holiday: Or, How I Transformed the Worst Vacation Ever Into the Best ..., page 48
- Omigod, there's like a million hits. Well, anyway 240K on the web, 1900 total in news, 26 current; thousands @ groups. I'm down with keeping it. Above quote is just one word away from being the one I would have chosen to insert in the article. DCDuring 01:05, 7 December 2007 (UTC)
Very common in UK. Widsith 09:48, 8 December 2007 (UTC)
- I've never seen it written before, but I've heard (and used) it many times. RobbieG 08:51, 9 December 2007 (UTC)
- Widespread where I come from (UK). Appears in Collins English Dictionary, defined as "monotonous; repetitive; unvaried" (informal). Definitely should not be removed. Matt 21:59, 15 December 2007 (UTC).