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Old 03-07-2014, 06:11 AM
 
Location: North West Northern Ireland.
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In the UK one might hire a car whereas in the USA one will rent a car.

I have an Australian friend (that I met in China) that we correspond by email. I quite often I have to verify with her the meanings of some of expressions she uses (in written email) as they are not used in the USA but obviously quite common in Australia.
No we rent a car my love.
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Old 03-07-2014, 06:26 AM
 
Location: North West Northern Ireland.
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I live here and we do rent cars.

The vast majority of american words are used here. It depends on the person and the context.
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Old 03-07-2014, 06:31 AM
 
Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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I live here and we do rent cars.

The vast majority of american words are used here. It depends on the person and the context.
I believe some people say rent, like you do. But judging by the fact that I googled "UK" and "hire", and the next word that came up was automatically "car", I'm going to say the majority says "hire".

Just guessing. Could be wrong.
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Old 03-07-2014, 06:33 AM
 
Location: North West Northern Ireland.
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Yeah. Well we say rent when it comes to a house.
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Old 03-07-2014, 06:43 AM
 
Location: West Coast of Europe
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While politically Northern Ireland belongs to Britain, it is more or less Irish in terms of culture. The Irish have their very own kind of English, which might be more Americanized due to the presence of lots of US companies there.
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Old 03-07-2014, 07:36 AM
 
Location: North West Northern Ireland.
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How dare you be so rude to suggest that.

Do not dare brand my country with one rediculous swathe of culture. Not as if you flipping know anything about here.

And I don't speak hibernian English!!! I am from the north coast not flipping Cork or something!!
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Old 03-07-2014, 08:22 AM
 
Location: SE UK
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Although it is just "English", saying American/British/Australian English, etc. telling one which variety of words, spelling, pronunciation, etc. that one is using.
But how can you claim that you are speaking 'American English' when 99% of the words you use are 'English English' or if you like just 'English'!
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Old 03-07-2014, 08:31 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia
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Yes it might be reflecting a change in terminology, but to think there is anyone over the age of say 25 who doesn't know they're also called 'crisps.' I think the trend is sometimes to move away with the traditional British to the American term/pronunciation. The term 'elevator' is also catch on.
As it should, being an American invention and all .


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How dare you be so rude to suggest that.

Do not dare brand my country with one rediculous swathe of culture. Not as if you flipping know anything about here.

And I don't speak hibernian English!!! I am from the north coast not flipping Cork or something!!
Settle down, spaz.
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Old 03-07-2014, 08:35 AM
 
Location: San Diego, California Republic
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Yep. Most Aussies would assume that "lorry" is a person with strange name, and would probably respond "a crisp what?" if asked if they'd like "a crisp". But all that's pretty harmless when you consider the scope for misunderstanding caused by the British interpretation of "pants" which is of course the Aus/US/Canadian "underpants" or the term the Brits commonly use for a rooster.
pants in the US are the long garments sometimes known as trousers. Underpants are just that, or more often, underwear for men, panties for women.
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