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Old 07-21-2019, 03:35 AM
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My fault for not spelling it out better..... but some got it.


Two countries divided by a single language. English in the U.K. and English in the U.S.A.

Windscreen vs Windshield as an example
Boot is trunk on car.
We drive on the road, and walk on pavement.
Marked crosswalks, are Zebra Crossings.
Two times is twice.
Social Security, is what the unemployed receive.
Retirees get their State Pension.

Slang.
A wig/hair piece is a ferret.
Brahms and Liszt is drunk (****ed)
Dog and bone is phone.
Going for a Tom Tit. (you work it out!)