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From: marcus@wanginst.UUCP (Bob Marcus)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Briticisms
Message-ID: <1477@wanginst.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 20-Dec-85 10:45:44 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 20 10:45:44 1985
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Reply-To: marcus@wanginst.UUCP (Bob Marcus)
Organization: Wang Institute, Tyngsboro, Ma.  01879
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Summary: 

>Any other "unusual" Briticisms netlanders want to mention?
>
These aren't Briticisms, but examples of things that are the opposite of 
what we would expect:  Driving on the left isn't the only thing the British do
"backwards".  For one thing, the salt shaker is the one with only one hole;
the pepper shaker is the one with several.  You only make that mistake once.
Another is light switches:  down is generally "on", while up is "off".
There are many such anomalies, but as usual I can't think of them.  Can
anyone help?
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Bob Marcus                               marcus@wanginst        (Csnet)
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