Re: CHAT: "have a nice day"

And Rosta <a.rosta@...> wrote:
>
> I thought this was one of the brit/US differences that absolutely everyone
> knows, along with jelly/jam,
    As has been pointed out, jelly and jam are two different things, at
least in the U.S.

> sidewalk/pavement, trunk/boot,
    Many car parts are different, such as hood/bonnet, turn signal/indicator
light, but I was surprised to see:

> fender/bumper,
    In the U.S. these are also two different things.  The bumpers are on the
front and back of the car and the fenders are on the sides.

> rubber,
    In the U.S. a rubber can be either a) a waterproof covering for a shoe,
b) a condom, or c) (rare) an eraser.  Which is the British meaning?

> fanny,
    What's the British meaning of fanny?

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