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Anonymous
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Labor vs Labour?
Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 20, 2005 1:20 PM
How and why is the british pronoucition diffrent?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 20, 2005 1:23 PM
One describes the birthing process that American women go through, and the other describes a political party in England!

Erik
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Posted by dharmon on Monday, June 20, 2005 1:41 PM
Different ways of spelling the same thing..

- color vs colour
- defense vs. defence
- Peterson6868 vs. trainfinder22/kissmycaboose/cinderdick/et al.......
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Posted by Mookie on Monday, June 20, 2005 2:15 PM
I don't want to be partison/sen/san - but

GO DAN!

She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw

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Posted by gabe on Monday, June 20, 2005 2:29 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Different ways of spelling the same thing..

- color vs colour
- defense vs. defence
- Peterson6868 vs. trainfinder22/kissmycaboose/cinderdick/et al.......


Jolly good show guvnor
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Posted by IRONROOSTER on Monday, June 20, 2005 2:39 PM
As someone (IIRC Winston Churchill) said of the Americans and British, "we are two peoples separated by a common language".
Enjoy
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Posted by william6 on Monday, June 20, 2005 2:51 PM
The Brits never were very good at spelling, and neither are you![:D]

(Sorry, just couldn't resist!)
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 20, 2005 3:07 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by dharmon

Different ways of spelling the same thing..

- color vs colour
- defense vs. defence
- Peterson6868 vs. trainfinder22/kissmycaboose/cinderdick/et al.......


Dan -

LOL!! Ya think?!?

LC
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Posted by gfjwilmde on Monday, June 20, 2005 4:06 PM
US: railroad; Britain: railway
US: truck; Britain: bogie
US: crosstie; Britain: sleeper

Let's see how many more differences there are??



GLENN
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Posted by mudchicken on Monday, June 20, 2005 4:12 PM
Um, I think the Aussies are gonna get after all of youz guyz!......
Mudchicken Nothing is worth taking the risk of losing a life over. Come home tonight in the same condition that you left home this morning in. Safety begins with ME.... cinscocom-west
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 20, 2005 4:22 PM
Soccer-football
Truck-lorry
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Posted by tatans on Monday, June 20, 2005 4:52 PM
The correct term is the "English" language, not the British language or the American language, we in Canada have reverted back to the "English" method of spelling adding "U''s" and other strange things such as centre, litre, as for pronoucition almost all words are the same , but Brits say al--you--mini--um, plus a few thousand other derivitives, How's she goin' eh??------Hoser guy.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 20, 2005 5:03 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by gfjwilmde

US: railroad; Britain: railway
US: truck; Britain: bogie
US: crosstie; Britain: sleeper

Let's see how many more differences there are??


US: Freight Car Britain: Wagon
US: Passenger Car Britain: Carriage
US: Engineer Britain: Driver
US: Conductor Britain: Guard
US: Signal Tower Britain: Signal Box
US: Switches Britain: Points

Non-rail examples:
US: Hood Britain: Bonnet
US: Trunk Britain: Boot
US: License Plate Britain: Number Plate
US: Gas Britain: Petrol
US: Phone Booth Britain: Phone Box
US: Fries Britain: Chips
US: Chips Britain: Crisps
US: Windshield Britain: Windscreen
US: Highway Britain: Motorway
US: Divided Highway Britain: Carriageway
US: Elevator Britain: Lift
US: Druggist Britain: Chemist
US: Beach Britain: Seaside
US: Pants Britain: Trousers
US: Diaper Britain: Nappie
US: Parking Lot Britain: Car Park
US: Apartment Britain: Flat
US: TV Britain: Telly
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 20, 2005 8:02 PM
Watching episodes of "Are You Being Served?" often leaves me doing a double-take on some of the words they use.

The likes of machination, loquacious, and insouciant.
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Posted by tree68 on Monday, June 20, 2005 9:50 PM
This is too much like work. I'm going to the theater/theatre.

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Posted by Murphy Siding on Monday, June 20, 2005 10:34 PM
I've always wondered why guage isn't gage? Maybe Guabe could help explain?

Thanks to Chris / CopCarSS for my avatar.

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Posted by locomutt on Monday, June 20, 2005 10:44 PM
After reading this,it's enough to make me need to go to the:
Toilet/Loo[(-D]

Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 20, 2005 10:47 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by gfjwilmde

US: railroad; Britain: railway
US: truck; Britain: bogie
US: crosstie; Britain: sleeper

Let's see how many more differences there are??



GLENN
A R E A L RAILROADER!!!!!
A R E A L AMTRAKER!!!!!
A R E A L L Y P[censored] O F F AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Hmmmm

Peterson6868 - IDIOT

WOW, a match...

LC
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Posted by dharmon on Monday, June 20, 2005 11:09 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Limitedclear

QUOTE: Originally posted by gfjwilmde

US: railroad; Britain: railway
US: truck; Britain: bogie
US: crosstie; Britain: sleeper

Let's see how many more differences there are??



GLENN
A R E A L RAILROADER!!!!!
A R E A L AMTRAKER!!!!!
A R E A L L Y P[censored] O F F AMERICAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Hmmmm

Peterson6868 - IDIOT

WOW, a match...

LC


In the twisted words of the Bard...."what's in a name? A rat by any other name would still smell like a rat."
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Posted by MP57313 on Monday, June 20, 2005 11:58 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by locomutt

it's enough to make me need to go to the:Toilet/Loo[(-D]

Need to spend a penny?
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Posted by MP57313 on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 12:01 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Sask_Tinplater
[US: Freight Car Britain: Wagon


That always confused me, because 'Wagon-Lit' was the provider of on-board service for passengers, not freight
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Posted by MP57313 on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 12:02 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by mudchicken

Um, I think the Aussies are gonna get after all of youz guyz!......

Yeah. My Aussie relatives call freight trains "Goods trains". The Brits probably call them that too
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Posted by cherokee woman on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 6:12 AM
How about:

U.S., Biscuits; Britain, Scones
Britain, Biscuits; US, cookies
Angel cherokee woman "O'Toole's law: Murphy was an optimist."
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