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Ann225 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Grammar - cars

Hi,

Could you tell me if the following sentences are correct?

1) "Whenever I try to overtake a truck, I get wind buffeted."

2) "When I roll down a window while driving at top speed, I get wind buffeting. (The air makes a throbbing noise because it's trapped inside the car)

3) Do British English speakers use 'clamp' instead of 'boot'? "I parked in a blue zone and the police clamped/booted my car."

4) When a new road is being laid down, is the word 'mill' used?

"First they have to mill the left lane and then the right lane."

Thank you.

  

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" You can equally say "roll down" or "wind down". 3) In British English we use "clamp" only. " For what it's worth, Britain does call them "blue zones" but has equivalent places where cars are not permitted to park.

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  • " You can equally say "roll down" or "wind down".
  • 3) In British English we use "clamp" only.
  • " For what it's worth, Britain does call them "blue zones" but has equivalent places where cars are not permitted to park.
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1) "Whenever I try to overtake a truck, I get buffeted by wind." For what it's worth, British English tends to use "lorry" instead of "truck" as in, "Whenever I try to overtake a lorry, I get buffeted by wind."

2) "When I lower a window while driving at speed, I get wind buffeting." You can equally say "roll down" or "wind down".

3) In British English we use "clamp" only. "I park

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Ann2253) Do British English speakers use 'clamp' instead of 'boot'?

Yes. This is clear in an episode of The Simpsons when Homer's car was clamped but, the device was referred to as a boot. From a British perspective, that was very strange.

Ann2254) When a new road is being laid down, is the word 'mill' used?

It's

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Ann2254) When a new road is being laid down, is the word 'mill' used?

Yes. A machine rips up the old surface down to the concrete. The same machine scores closely spaced parallel grooves in it as it goes along in preparation for a new coat of asphalt—it mills the surface. Damned noisy affair. It seems to be a relatively new procedure. Years ago, you didn't

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