Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions

Steg Belsky wrote:

>On Thu, 22 Mar 2001 00:15:54 -0000 Fabian <lajzar@...> writes:
>> A roundabout is a junction between 3 or more roads, where teh cars
>> must
>> drive around a circle (normally with a grass verge in the centre),
>> before
>> taking the exit of their choice. All traffic goes clockwise, and
>> cars
>> entering *seem* to have priority over cars leaving. You can get
>> quite dizzy if you miss your exit.
>> --
>> Fabian
>-
>
>Us USAians call roundabouts "traffic circles", and here in the USA they
>go counter-clockwise.
>
Minor trivia:  I'm told that in Swahili, they're called _kiplefti_; plural,
of course, is _viplefti_