Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions

On Thursday, March 22, 2001, at 06:17 AM, 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.
I didn't know they existed in the US.


Andy

adchaney@louisiana.edu
http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~adc7593/

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