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
