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Correct. In this country it is not a vehicle licence - it is vehicle registration, and the plate is a registration plate not a licence plate . And the terminology "number plate" became embedded in Australian English when all registration identifications were a simple number.
Don't get me started on "bathroom". (I once had a woman come up to me at work and ask if we had a public bathroom. I told her "No". So she wandered off to look for one. Had she asked for the toilets...)
Now railway stations are called train stations.
Why do newspapers and advertisers give dates in the US format, MM/DD/YY?
Aaah! I didn't pick that up. Quite so.Quote:
Originally Posted by rick130
what are we meant to call it?Quote:
Originally Posted by travelrover
English English is aeroplane.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eevo
Some might think sacrilege, but it was done when the car was just another old sports car of little value.
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Originally Posted by rick130
No they are called "tags" in the US.
hmmmm, pretty sure thats a french word.Quote:
Originally Posted by rick130
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Originally Posted by Eevo
From here aeroplane noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.comQuote:
Definition of aeroplane noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
aeroplane
noun
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/ˈeərəpleɪn/
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/ˈerəpleɪn/
(British English)
(also airplane especially in North American English)
(also plane British English, North American English)
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a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines
aeroplanes flying overhead
The aeroplane was carrying 350 people.
in an aeroplane I've never flown in an aeroplane.
on an aeroplane The president was never on the aeroplane at all.
Anyone use 'Aircraft'?