I was in the States a couple of weeks ago ( funeral ) and got talking about construction to my Nephew , who is a carpenter over there . We had to constantly query each other's terminology because of the different names they have for almost everything it seems now . They call a skirting board a base board , timber is lumber , Tarmac is blacktop , plaster board is drywall etc etc.
It seems the two variations of the language are separating irrevocably .
Add your examples of the different words used that you are aware of , this could be a long thread .
It seems the two variations of the language are separating irrevocably .
Add your examples of the different words used that you are aware of , this could be a long thread .
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