Per R=F8nne) typed thus: =20 obAUE - "driver's license" is American English. The UK ... - I point this out in a spirit of=20 helpfulness). driving (or driver's) licence. =3D=3D=3D It says nothing about a difference between UK and

But you may use bikes and rollerskates without a driver's licence :-). obAUE - "driver's license" is American English. The UK version is "driving licence" - you've conflated the two to make "driver's

Per R=F8nne) typed thus: =20 =20 It was 16 for motorcycles and 17 for cars (in the UK) when I passed my tests. Well, I do think that the low age for driving cars has been standardized in Europe. To 18. Nope. The age for driving a car in the UK is

We are aware of the PC in American English usage. When Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president, in the U.S. he became South Africa's first "African American", and in Star Trek you can meet an African American

By the way, what do you call a black person ... "African American" most of the time; obviously, you would not. We are aware of the PC in American English usage. When Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president, in the

a woman cannot be accused of nymphomania, even when she acts upon it, because nymphomania is a disease, not a crime. Why do you call nymphomania a disease? Why not a natural variation? Would you call Casanova or Don Giovanni ill? ... a matter

The bare "o" could represent /oU/ or in Received Pronunciation, /@U/ or /O/ or /A/. I personally find the use of "o" in the Columbia Guide entry to be odd. The only reason I knew that the "o" used in the system