I know the academic answer concerning the difference between American and British usage as far as 'billion' is concerned. But ... the newspaper and has to write the amount in numbers for the inquisitive little grandson, what would she/he

Hi, I know the academic answer concerning the difference between American and British usage as far as 'billion' is concerned. But let's put the old books aside. I'm interested in REAL usage or meaning, like in this article found at

People *in our* culture say "ow" and "ouch." If 'our' refers to US culture, yes. In Ireland and Britain, 'ow' is seen as decidedly low-class. Dublin girlfriend number two would jump on me every time I said it,

?? If the biological father dies early and unexpectedly, the surviving spouse has *no* legal claim to custody of the ... orphan. How can that be good for the child? One parent dies and the other is taken away from them. Indeed. In our modern,

Evan Kirshenbaum wibbled There are reasons for that. The American networks typically won't touch British series, largely because of the difference in number ... Us Do Part , Sanford and Son / Steptoe and Son , Three's Company / Robin's

Robert Bannister (Email Removed) wrote on 22 Dec 2003: Your 'some' is probably correct, but how did you deduce that from my remarks? If you don't have sex with one of your own, does that automatically make you homophobic? No, I

The inimitable Charles Riggs (Email Removed) stated one day California is out, then, but that still leaves Cedar Rapids, Sag Harbor, Bar Harbor and Orono in Maine, Leesburg, Annapolis, ... there are some other towns and cities I didn't

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