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by stratosgear 1287 days ago
Do not get the 'biyouvet' reference. Care to elaborate?
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dmurray 1287 days ago
"B of A" = Bank of America
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stratosgear 1286 days ago
I know the BofA acronym for Bank of America, but still i cannot connect it with biyouvet... :( Note: non native English speaker, if that matters...
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hairofadog 1286 days ago
The person directing them to the ATM said “B of A”, and the person looking for the ATM heard “bi youv ay”, which they thought was a word they hadn’t heard before. “B of A” = “bi yuv ay” = “biyouvet”.
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geeio 1286 days ago
native english speaker here, I still cannot connect it either.
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therealcamino 1286 days ago
I had the same trouble. But if you pronounce "biyouvet" like "bee you vay" as you would in French, it sounds like "B of A", for Bank of America.
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