"Rowan Collins"
<rowan.collins(a)gmail.com>
wrote in message news:9f02ca4c050922054468d07f8a@mail.gmail.com...
On 21/09/05, Mark Williamson
<node.ue(a)gmail.com> wrote:
[snip]
"pedestrian crossing" vs "crosswalk" -- we use both here.
And "crosswalk" would mean absolutely nothing to a Brit. As wouldn't,
I would hazard to guess, a "pelican crossing" to you.
How about trying to distinguish between these:
a.. Zebra crossing
a.. Pelican crossing
a.. Puffin crossing
a.. Toucan crossing
a.. Pegasus crossing
(no, I'm not joking, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedestrian_crossing )
Damn, I need to add Koala Crossing, Emu Crossing, Wombat Crossing...
(Yes, they're real - try
)
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