-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 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. - -- David -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFE81gFrItTyWRhT1YRAmfoAJoDRIWcIit042GP40KL/vSc3ta8vgCeIgDF aloPTVQDoYgDbqYKr06e4E4= =4Fr7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
