Re: British v. American Vocabulary


Wed, 20 Sep 1995 18:46:22 +0100

Here're a couple of instances then:

Rubber boots (everyone)
Wellington, Wellington Boots, Wellies (British)
Gumboots (Australian -- "Neighbours") 8)

Torch (British)
Flashlight (American)

Oh, and judging from the number of posts here and e-mails I've had, `furlongs
per fortnight' may well be the basis for the entire American culture.

-- 
Jools Arnold                                          jools@arnod.demon.co.uk