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AmE vs BrE: garage, hunting
There's been quite a debate going on on Wikipedia on the relative meanings of these words. At this time, the discussion has gone quiet but it's by no means out of the way. At the moment it has:
garage
UK:
fuel filling station, e.g. "a Texaco garage"
(+ US meanings)
US:
parking building
vehicle workshop
Firstly, "parking building" is rather ambiguous. At face value, it could mean either:
- an enclosed car park (i.e. a public or otherwise communal parking facility)
- what we Brits know as a garage (i.e. an outbuilding or attachment to a residence where a car might be parked).
Of course, we have the other meanings of 'petrol station' and 'car repair shop' as well, not to mention one or two musical genres the term's been applied to..
The discussion seems to've got rather inconsistent (sorry for the long URL)..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List of words having different meanings in British and American English#The Great Garage Debate
So, what exactly do you Americans out there understand by "garage"?
And this entry seems totally made up:
hunting
UK:
pursuing animals on horseback
US:
pursuing animals on foot (UK: shooting or stalking)
In my understanding, it simply refers to pursuing animals, without refrence to the specific means. None of the dictionaries I've checked suggest otherwise, and the same has been said on the American side of things.
Does anyone have any info suggesting otherwise?
Stewart.
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garage
UK:
fuel filling station, e.g. "a Texaco garage"
(+ US meanings)
US:
parking building
vehicle workshop
Firstly, "parking building" is rather ambiguous. At face value, it could mean either:
- an enclosed car park (i.e. a public or otherwise communal parking facility)
- what we Brits know as a garage (i.e. an outbuilding or attachment to a residence where a car might be parked).
Of course, we have the other meanings of 'petrol station' and 'car repair shop' as well, not to mention one or two musical genres the term's been applied to..
The discussion seems to've got rather inconsistent (sorry for the long URL)..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:List of words having different meanings in British and American English#The Great Garage Debate
So, what exactly do you Americans out there understand by "garage"?
And this entry seems totally made up:
hunting
UK:
pursuing animals on horseback
US:
pursuing animals on foot (UK: shooting or stalking)
In my understanding, it simply refers to pursuing animals, without refrence to the specific means. None of the dictionaries I've checked suggest otherwise, and the same has been said on the American side of things.
Does anyone have any info suggesting otherwise?
Stewart.
My e-mail is valid but not my primary mailbox, aside from its being the unfortunate victim of intensive mail-bombing at the moment. Please keep replies on the 'group where everyone may benefit.
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[nq:1]There's been quite a debate going on on Wikipedia on the relative meanings of these words. At this time, the ... [/nq] 1.
- [nq:1]There's been quite a debate going on on Wikipedia on the relative meanings of these words.
- At this time, the ...
- [/nq] 1.
- A structure connected to a dwelling, or separate from the dwellingbut on the same lot, intended for the storage and protection of vehicles.
- 2.
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[nq:1]There's been quite a debate going on on Wikipedia on the relative meanings of these words. At this time, the ... British and American English#The Great Garage Debate So, what exactly do you Americans out there understand by "garage"?[/nq]
1. A structure connected to a dwelling, or separate from the dwellingbut on the same lot, intended for the storage and protection of vehicles.
2. A
1. A structure connected to a dwelling, or separate from the dwellingbut on the same lot, intended for the storage and protection of vehicles.
2. A
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this entry seems totally made up:
[nq:1]hunting UK: pursuing animals on horseback US: pursuing animals on foot (UK: shooting or stalking) In my understanding, it simply ... otherwise, and the same has been said on the American side of things. Does anyone have any info suggesting otherwise?[/nq]
Can't speak for AmE, but I think BrE "hunting" to describe a sport or country activity
this entry seems totally made up:
[nq:1]hunting UK: pursuing animals on horseback US: pursuing animals on foot (UK: shooting or stalking) In my understanding, it simply ... otherwise, and the same has been said on the American side of things. Does anyone have any info suggesting otherwise?[/nq]
Can't speak for AmE, but I think BrE "hunting" to describe a sport or country activity
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[nq:1]1. A structure connected to a dwelling, or separate from the dwelling but on the same lot, intended for the ... word to identify it. In this case, "parking garage". Without the extra explanatory word, the default is 1. or 2..[/nq]
That's simply a car park over here. The term applies equally whether it's open air or covered. Is this a distinction between "parking garage" and "parking lot"
That's simply a car park over here. The term applies equally whether it's open air or covered. Is this a distinction between "parking garage" and "parking lot"
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"Alan Jones" (Email Removed) schrieb im Newsbeitrag
[nq:1]{...) this entry seems totally made up:[/nq]
[nq:2]hunting UK: pursuing animals on horseback US: pursuing animals on ... side of things. Does anyone have any info suggesting otherwise?[/nq]
[nq:1]Can't speak for AmE, but I think BrE "hunting" to describe a sport or country activity does imply pursuit on ... Wiltshire and neighb
[nq:1]{...) this entry seems totally made up:[/nq]
[nq:2]hunting UK: pursuing animals on horseback US: pursuing animals on ... side of things. Does anyone have any info suggesting otherwise?[/nq]
[nq:1]Can't speak for AmE, but I think BrE "hunting" to describe a sport or country activity does imply pursuit on ... Wiltshire and neighb
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[nq:1]Often, Brits use "hunt" to mean "fox-hunt",[/nq]
Unless they're the hunters, in which case they call it "riding to hounds".
[nq:1]complete with silly red[/nq]
Pink.
[nq:1]jackets, but the word is used in other contexts as well. In the stone age, people hunted long before they managed to domesticate horses.[/nq]
When I hear the word hunting I only think of fox h
[nq:1]Often, Brits use "hunt" to mean "fox-hunt",[/nq]
Unless they're the hunters, in which case they call it "riding to hounds".
[nq:1]complete with silly red[/nq]
Pink.
[nq:1]jackets, but the word is used in other contexts as well. In the stone age, people hunted long before they managed to domesticate horses.[/nq]
When I hear the word hunting I only think of fox h
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[nq:2](about BrE) If someone says he or she has enjoyed ... horses and people in scarlet coats pursuing a fox [/nq]
[nq:1]But when Asterix and Obelix go hunting for wild boar, do you imaginehorses and hounds? Often, Brits use "hunt" to ... is used in other contexts as well. In the stone age, people hunted long before they managed to domesticate horses.[/nq]
Agreed, of course: there are mor
[nq:1]But when Asterix and Obelix go hunting for wild boar, do you imaginehorses and hounds? Often, Brits use "hunt" to ... is used in other contexts as well. In the stone age, people hunted long before they managed to domesticate horses.[/nq]
Agreed, of course: there are mor
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"Demetrius Zeluff" (Email Removed) schrieb im Newsbeitrag
[nq:2]jackets, but the word is used in other contexts as well. In the stone age, people hunted long before they managed to domesticate horses.[/nq]
[nq:1]When I hear the word hunting I only think of fox hunting. Deers are stalked, other animals are shot, I don't think of that as hunting.[/nq]
So, as a Brit, I should refer to sh
[nq:2]jackets, but the word is used in other contexts as well. In the stone age, people hunted long before they managed to domesticate horses.[/nq]
[nq:1]When I hear the word hunting I only think of fox hunting. Deers are stalked, other animals are shot, I don't think of that as hunting.[/nq]
So, as a Brit, I should refer to sh
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[nq:2]When I hear the word hunting I only think of ... animals are shot, I don't think of that as hunting.[/nq]
[nq:1]So, as a Brit, I should refer to shooter-stalker-gatherers?[/nq]
Hang on.
"when I hear the word hunting I only think of fox hunting, *** unless it is a reference to pre-history ***"
(Just about covers it.)
Kill-filers:
My screen name changes,
My ema
[nq:1]So, as a Brit, I should refer to shooter-stalker-gatherers?[/nq]
Hang on.
"when I hear the word hunting I only think of fox hunting, *** unless it is a reference to pre-history ***"
(Just about covers it.)
Kill-filers:
My screen name changes,
My ema
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[nq:2]1. A structure connected to a dwelling, or separate from ... the extra explanatory word, the default is 1. or 2..[/nq]
[nq:1]That's simply a car park over here. The term applies equally whether it's open air or covered. Is this a distinction between "parking garage" and "parking lot" on your side?[/nq]
Yes.
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
www.geocities.com/opus731/
[nq:1]That's simply a car park over here. The term applies equally whether it's open air or covered. Is this a distinction between "parking garage" and "parking lot" on your side?[/nq]
Yes.
Skitt (in Hayward, California)
www.geocities.com/opus731/
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[nq:1][/nq]
[nq:2]1. A structure connected to a dwelling, or separate from ... the extra explanatory word, the default is 1. or 2..[/nq]
[nq:1]That's simply a car park over here.[/nq]
I do forget to add AmE when I provide a definition. The reader should know that I'm a Yank and tend to offer AmE specific definitions.
The term applies equally whether
[nq:1]it's open air or cover
[nq:2]1. A structure connected to a dwelling, or separate from ... the extra explanatory word, the default is 1. or 2..[/nq]
[nq:1]That's simply a car park over here.[/nq]
I do forget to add AmE when I provide a definition. The reader should know that I'm a Yank and tend to offer AmE specific definitions.
The term applies equally whether
[nq:1]it's open air or cover
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