Deep Roots

I remember thinking some years back about one of my cousins back home and how she has such a deep Southern accent that she almost sounds British.
And when you think about it, it almost makes sense. At one time, not too long ago when you really think about it, everyone spoke that way here.
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Abstinence

When we stop doing something we mostly tend to say that we just stopped or we quit.  Similarly, we might ask someone to quit or stop.
It’s a British quirk, an English one at least, right across the classes to say something different:
“No thanks, I’ve packed the booze in.”
“It’s time you packed in with those cigarettes.”
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