On Mon, 28 Aug 2006, Timothy Murphy wrote:
> I think the difference between British-English and US-English
> is exaggerated to an absurd degree.
> Ask someone whether the novel they just read
> was published in the UK or the US, and 90% will not have noticed.
> Even the words that are supposed to mark the distinction,
> like lift vs elevator, are used interchangeably in the UK
> (I don't know about the US.)
I've never heard a USAn refer to a machine as a lift.
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