this post was submitted on 14 Sep 2023
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Did you shorten parents' to 'rents?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I did. It's fairly common in the US (i think?) I'm a tank anyway and i picked it up in casual conversation

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm from NY, and I've never heard anyone say that, maybe it's a more regional thing?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It's an Albany expression.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Huh. Ya got me... I'm from the Midwest. No clue