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Itasan Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
parking warden
"someone whose job is to make certain that people
do not leave their cars in illegal places" (CALD)
I think the commonest term for this is 'traffic warden',
but I see 'parking warden' also. Do they mean the
same thing?
Also, I wonder if those are both British terms. If so,
what is the American equivalent?
Thank you.
do not leave their cars in illegal places" (CALD)
I think the commonest term for this is 'traffic warden',
but I see 'parking warden' also. Do they mean the
same thing?
Also, I wonder if those are both British terms. If so,
what is the American equivalent?
Thank you.
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Hi,
Parking warden seems very British to me. In Canada, I hear Parking attendant, which I believe is also a term used in Britain.
Best wishes, Clive
Parking warden seems very British to me. In Canada, I hear Parking attendant, which I believe is also a term used in Britain.
Best wishes, Clive
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Oh, that's great!
This system has just been enforced here. Lots of confusion.
Thanks again.
This system has just been enforced here. Lots of confusion.
Thanks again.
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The U.S. term is "meter maid." They used to all be female, I guess. But it's what we say. "Better go run and put some quarters in the meter before the meter maid gets here." Of course, that's if you've parked for too long in a legal spot. If you parkt in, say an emergency vehicle lane or a handicapped spot, or someplace else, any of the cops [police] will act on that.
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Hello Itasan
"Traffic warden" is the usual term in BrE.
I haven't heard "parking warden" before, but I notice that it turns up on UK recruitment websites. So I wonder whether people have started to use "parking warden" in order to avoid the negative connotations of "traffic warden". (They are not popular.)
MrP
"Traffic warden" is the usual term in BrE.
I haven't heard "parking warden" before, but I notice that it turns up on UK recruitment websites. So I wonder whether people have started to use "parking warden" in order to avoid the negative connotations of "traffic warden". (They are not popular.)
MrP
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meter maid - I find the connotations a bit degrading
parking warden - connotations which I feel too ennobling
parking warden - connotations which I feel too ennobling
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Well, yes, I agree that meter maid ist a rather sexist and somewhat demeaning description, but it's practically a universal term here.
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Hi,
If it's a US term, how come the Beatles sang thus. . . ?
Lovely Rita meter maid where would I be without you, give us a wink and make me think of you
and not
Lovely Rita parking warden where would I be without you, give us a wink and make me think of you
If it's a US term, how come the Beatles sang thus. . . ?
Lovely Rita meter maid where would I be without you, give us a wink and make me think of you
and not
Lovely Rita parking warden where would I be without you, give us a wink and make me think of you
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I didn't say it was proprietary to us. I just have no idea what some of these terms are in the U.K. Besides I'm too young to remember the Beatles.
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