English vs American
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A wagon is this over here...
Station wagon...
I think Britain is the only one that uses lorry. Maybe south Africa too
Tractor trailer... sometimes referred to as a truck by those who don't know any better.
A truck is like this:
Or this:
Tractor trailer... sometimes referred to as a truck by those who don't know any better.
A truck is like this:
Or this:
A truck top and a pickup truck.
Tractor trailer... sometimes referred to as a truck by those who don't know any better.
A truck is like this:
Or this:
A tractor...
This is what we call a tractor... Its for the farm...
These are also known as semi trailers down here
Those two you posted we would call a dump truck and a ute
A tractor is for the farm...but a tractor doesn't not pull implements... you don't move that thing without a reason because it's very expensive to operate. Between the diesel and maintenance.
All those tractors pulling trailers all burn diesel too.
A farm tractor might burn kerosene instead of diesel...but there aren't too many of them around anymore. These days a tractor is expensive...very expensive.
All those tractors pulling trailers all burn diesel too.
A farm tractor might burn kerosene instead of diesel...but there aren't too many of them around anymore. These days a tractor is expensive...very expensive.
Were talking about the differences in our language DB, not who is right or wrong...
Maybe take it up with our PM if it really bothers you... LoL
If anything the poms own the language, they've been spitting it for a thousand years now so they are the proper English
Were talking about the differences in our language DB, not who is right or wrong...
Maybe take it up with our PM if it really bothers you... LoL
If anything the poms own the language, they've been spitting it for a thousand years now so they are the proper English
You are such a goofball...
What?
Now I can't write well?
I'll own that...my wife is better at it than I.
Well...Na its not that u can't write... Its that u yanks can't speak... LoL...
You are a spoon. Heh heh heh.
I couldn’t understand why people were putting Gravy on their desserts in the US films until I worked out that we call it custard !
So what do you put on your dinners ( we put gravy ) ?
What’s it called in Australia ?
Rita
So what do you put on your dinners ( we put gravy ) ?
What’s it called in Australia ?
Rita