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Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continues (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] HughJanus@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (9 children)

What's a "political row"?

[–] Mostly_Gristle@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Row (pronounced like wow) is another word for argument or disagreement. It's most commonly used in the UK. A "political row" just means politicians are bickering with each other.

[–] aliceblossom@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

This is interesting because this word does get used in American English, but it's pronounced like "row your boat" not like wow.

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