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Brunch Query: What Does It Really Mean To 'Go Dutch'?

On this week's Word Watch, we take a look at how the term "going Dutch" went from insult to the norm.
Reaching for the check like...

You're at brunch with your friends on Sunday morning and after stuffing yourself with pancakes and mimosas, your server comes up to you and says, "Is this going to be on one check or--"

"Separate!" you all proclaim, barely taking a breath to pause from your conversation.

And why would you? It's pretty customary to pay for your own meal, or to go Dutch.

But it wasn't

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