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>>>>Now we will not get into the word “lift” as it is the English version of the American word "elevator”. I guess we just do not always follow our own rules! :)
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>>>You want to save on ink - but it doesn't matter about the amount of gas (petrol) you use!
>>>
>>>Like our braces (to hold your kecks up) are your suspenders
>>>Our suspenders hold a lady's stockings up. The idea of a man wearing suspenders doesn't bear thinking of.
>>>Our braces are also your retainers (to hold a kid's teeth in place)
>>>As you all know, our rubbers are your erasers
>>>Our fags are cigarettes.
>>>
>>>When it comes to cars, just about EVERY term is different
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>>What're you compaing about? Try to compare it to Russain. Even letters are different.
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>Not complaining. I kinda like this "Two nations separated by a common language" as, I think, Oscar Wilde put it. :-)

We recently had a family reunion on the Irish side of the family. My wife Katy (Enriqueta) is from Peru and speaks Castilian and the American form of English. Katy had no problem understanding the cousins from Canada as they spoke. However, the cousins from New Zealand, England and Ireland gave here a challenge, with New Zealand being the most difficult for her! For some reason I had no problem understand anyone and we had a great time.

I have met some people from areas of the United States whom I was not able to understand. With great accuracy I can tell you where a person from Ireland is from by his/her accent. Some English accents can indicate where a person is from.