But they still drive on the wrong side[1] of the road *g*. The spelling is not too much of a problem, given how many people maek spelign erorrs all teh tiem the differences between American and British spellings rarely cause misunderstandings in practice. Some of the words, however (please do not go into a British Gentleman's Tailor and ask for a DJ, vest, pants and suspenders[2] like a couple of young American lads I knew did in the 60s!)...
[1] Which is, of course, the right side, due to oddities of the language...
[2] For the sake of any Americans who aren't familiar with the differences, what they wanted was an evening suit with a waistcoat, trousers and braces, what they asked for was a disc jockey with underwear and a garter belt...
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Date: 2009-08-14 01:16 am (UTC)[1] Which is, of course, the right side, due to oddities of the language...
[2] For the sake of any Americans who aren't familiar with the differences, what they wanted was an evening suit with a waistcoat, trousers and braces, what they asked for was a disc jockey with underwear and a garter belt...