When did Railway Station become the American "Train Station"

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  1. Xer

    Xerxes Well-Known Member

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    Just interested.
     
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    When did buns become muffins?
     
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    Been both/either for as long as I can remember tbh
     
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    A series becoming a season is the one that annoys me.
     
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    Yeah, I'm currently enjoying Barnsley's 2011/12 series in the Championship.
     
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    What's American about train station?

    Been either as long as I can remember
     
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    Re: What's American about train station?

    or when did buns become 'Cupcakes'
     
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    When did secondary schools start having 'proms'

    It was only something you saw in American films when I was there
     
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    Re: When did secondary schools start having 'proms'

    It's always been train station to me, and I'm 33
     
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    Re: When did secondary schools start having 'proms'

    Train station.

    But I drive in my automobile.
     
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    35 years at least

    It was always a train station when I was a nip and I'm almost 40.
     
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    Blame that on Simon Cowell. Does my bulb in as well.
     
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    Sorry, as you know, I was referring to a tv series.
     
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    Wouldn't the American term be 'railroad station'? Always been train station to me, 31 years old
     
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    When folk wanted to make more money from them

    Women can't resist the cutesy branding.

    They should rename apples as teddy bear fruit.
     
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