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avgcivilian
 Post subject: Greetings from AvgCivilian (in 114 characters)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:50 pm  (#1) 
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 Post subject: Re: Greetings from AvgCivilian (in 114 characters)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:43 pm  (#2) 
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 Post subject: Re: Greetings from AvgCivilian (in 114 characters)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 7:43 pm  (#3) 
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:welcome to GC. Being American, I had to look up gridder. :mrgreen:

Here are a few interesting words that are used differently in Briton than in the US. I learned these from Watching Top Gear. :)

Storage in the back of the car: US=Trunk - UK=Boot
Part that covers the car engine: US=Hood - UK=Bonnet
US=Windshield - UK=Windscreen
Travel Trailer: US=RV - UK=Caravan
Asphalt pavement: UK=Tarmac - US=Parking Lot (Tarmac is only used when referring to airports)

I'm sure there are lots of others. :hehe

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 Post subject: Re: Greetings from AvgCivilian (in 114 characters)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:53 pm  (#4) 
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 Post subject: Re: Greetings from AvgCivilian (in 114 characters)
PostPosted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 4:02 am  (#5) 
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avgcivilian
 Post subject: Re: Greetings from AvgCivilian (in 114 characters)
PostPosted: Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:02 pm  (#6) 
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GnuTux wrote:
:welcome to GC. Being American, I had to look up gridder.


Thanks for the welcome. Actually, I'm American as well. My undergrad school nickname was "Britons". And with Gridder, you can surmise that I opted to conduct high-speed collisions wearing a Briton uniform. :-)

I appreciate all the welcome notes. Thanks, all.
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 Post subject: Re: Greetings from AvgCivilian (in 114 characters)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:02 am  (#7) 
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 Post subject: Re: Greetings from AvgCivilian (in 114 characters)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:09 am  (#8) 
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GnuTux wrote:
:welcome to GC. Being American, I had to look up gridder. :mrgreen:

Here are a few interesting words that are used differently in Briton than in the US. I learned these from Watching Top Gear. :)

Storage in the back of the car: US=Trunk - UK=Boot
Part that covers the car engine: US=Hood - UK=Bonnet
US=Windshield - UK=Windscreen
Travel Trailer: US=RV - UK=Caravan
Asphalt pavement: UK=Tarmac - US=Parking Lot (Tarmac is only used when referring to airports)

I'm sure there are lots of others. :hehe

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 Post subject: Re: Greetings from AvgCivilian (in 114 characters)
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 Post subject: Re: Greetings from AvgCivilian (in 114 characters)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 5:13 pm  (#10) 
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 Post subject: Re: Greetings from AvgCivilian (in 114 characters)
PostPosted: Thu Oct 23, 2014 9:06 pm  (#11) 
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skinned also called skint! And the one pretty much everyone knows, elevator...lift.
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