to think I have strange vocab

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I recently moved to a new city. I had some new friends round and discovered that not one of them had heard of a (criminal) fence. This is a word that everyone I knew before would have known.

Then I was listening to the radio and they used the word antimacassar which I had never heard of. Turns out everyone in my new city knows it.

So, a poll. Do you know

1. what a (criminal) fence is only

2. what an antimacassar is only

3. both

4. neither

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Both, but I love the thought that you might gently introduce the word antimacassar into every conversation to see if it raises an eyebrow.

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1. They’re both perfectly ordinary words.

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Both (London).

Only from books or TV though, I've never heard anyone use the words normally.

Both, but it's nothing to do with a new city, just a different circle of friends/ acquaintances.
But I love words and their roots. And I also love learning

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I'd love to know how you've been finding out that everyone knows the word antimacassar! I mean, it's not a regional word but it's a bit of an old fashioned one to pop up every day!

2. antimacassar Yep, but no one uses these anymore

Not a clue what a criminal (fence) is unless you are referring to a criminal who fences stolen goods.

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Both

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