Re: British or American English?
On 1 Jul 1998, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> >>"Oliver" == Oliver Elphick <olly@lfix.co.uk> writes:
>
> Oliver> When it comes to normal life, the differences can be highly
> Oliver> embarrassing or even dangerous!
>
> Oliver> E.g.: rubber, pants, pavement
>
> Pavement?
Pavement (UK) == Sidewalk (USA)
(But a native English might want to provide a better explanation ;)
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