>>Here in the U.S. it has two meanings (confusing).
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>Once upon a time I stumbled upon an English word with just one meaning. I was so shocked I immediately forgot which one was it.

That's right... here in America, we'd rather allow words (or anything else) to be misused rather than correct someone and possibly offend. Here in the states, if you correct someone, you might just get sued... aaaaarrrrrgggghhhh