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Q: Chuckles often emanate from the British employment of a term in a sense at variance with American usage. There is that oft-quoted example, near the opening of Trial by Jury, where Defendant asks, Is this the Court of the Exchequer? and having been assured that it was, Defendant ( aside ) commands himself to Be firm, be firm, my pecker.
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Chuckles often result from a variance in British and American usage of a term. In Trial by Jury, a Defendant asks, Is this the Court of the Exchequer? and having been assured that it was, commands himself (aside) to Be firm, be firm, my pecker.