Chris Barker wrote:
>
> Some of these confusions exist only in the USA. For instance, we in the GB
> would not say "number", to "wind the sail" nor "dove". Some of the
> confusions arise from different roots but normally we avoid them by using
> the many alternatives available in this rich language of ours.
>
As Churchill said, we are two people separated by a common language.
How true
Merry Christmas.
Jerry Liles
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