In the United Kingdom, members speaking before the House of Lords or the House of Commons do not refer to the other House by name. Instead they euphemistically describe the other House this way.
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In the United Kingdom, members speaking before the House of Lords or the House of Commons do not refer to the other House by name. Instead they euphemistically describe the other House this way.
On the other hand, a member talking of their own house would refer to it as "this place".
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