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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Spells &amp; Karma" data-source="post: 344095" data-attributes="member: 23">Could be, but there's as good a chance that it's used here and I'm behind the times. I mostly end up hearing about friends' pregnancies through word of mouth anyway. Offhand, I can only think of being in one situation in the last twenty years where a couple has announced a pregnancy to assembled friends. Plus I'm not on social media so I miss any announcements there as well.In the Spider-Man comics I do recall Harry Osborn announcing his wife's pregnancy along these lines and finding the phrasing unusual (this would be circa 1983), but I'd put it down to a quirk of the character.It's always sad to read about a series suffering because of a network's loss of interest or sheer contempt. I'm sure there are numerous British examples of this as well. Terry and June springs to mind. The BBC really disliked it because of its twee reputation and (ignoring the strong ratings both it still commanded after many years) they buried it in a teatime slot for its last few years to quietly fade away.Of course, the Beeb also gave their American successes the same treatment. Dallas ended up in a Sunday afternoon slot, despite being one of the jewels in its crown a few years before (though admittedly that was a shadow of its former self and had haemorrhaged viewers for some seasons).Funnily enough (but not too surprisingly, considering I've watched a number of scenes from WTB recently), this scene keeps popping up in my YT suggestions. I haven't watched it yet, but perhaps I will, just to see how it ends.</blockquote>

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