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by Taywee 1100 days ago
Analgesic isn't a British word, though. It's used plenty in American medicine.
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erhaetherth 1100 days ago
No, Americans only know brand names because #capitalism.
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gwd 1100 days ago
...that's why everyone in the UK has a Hoover. The most common term I've heard for {acetominophen, ibuprofen, etc} in the US is "pain killer".
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mcv 1100 days ago
So aggressive. In Dutch it's a pijnstiller, or "pain silencer".
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