Date: Sat, 17 Dec 1994 09:06:34 -0600

From: Michael M T Henderson mmth[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]FALCON.CC.UKANS.EDU

Subject: Re: More British automotive terms



Apologies if (a) someone has already mentioned these or (b) everyone's

tired of the subject; but this morning I thought of two delightful terms

to share:

Zebra crossing: a striped pedestrian crosswalk

Sleeping policeman: a speed bump



On another British subject, it turns out that just as they call all

vacuum cleaners "Hoovers", even using the term as a verb, they call what

we call "walkers" (frameworks used to support handicapped or frail

people) "Zimmers". Zimmer is one of the major manufacturers of walkers, I

find out.

I've forgotten what they call Kleenex.

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