Re: What is the language "British"?

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On Monday 28 August 2006 01:54 pm, David Boles wrote:
> Michael Hennebry wrote:
> > 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.
>
> In construction the machine that runs up and down the side of the building
> for hosting materials is called a  -  material lift.
>
> If is can carry people and materials it is called a  -  man lift.
A freight elevator is sometimes called a lift
>
> --
>
>
>   David


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