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Why do the British call sidewalks pavement?
Simple! T: Pavement refers to the paved area of the road that's designed exclusively for pedestrians. It's taken from the Latin pavimentum, which means “trodden down floor.” Trodden on because it's for pedestrians.
A driveway (also called drive in UK English) is a type of private road for local access to one or a small group of structures, and is owned and maintained by an individual or group.
6. Garage = Americans put a “zsa” on the end like Zsa Zsa Gabor, pronounced ga-RAHJ. In the U.K., it's pronounced "GARE-idge." Like, “Can I park my bike in your GARE-idge?”
The front window of the car is named the windscreen in the UK, while in the USA, they've tweaked it just slightly to read windshield. Both 'screen' and 'shield' suggest protection and so are still quite similar in their meaning, linguistically.
Terminology. The term "sidewalk" is preferred in most of North America. The term "pavement" is more common in the United Kingdom and other members of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as parts of the Mid-Atlantic United States such as Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey.
A pavement (UK), sidewalk (CA, US), or footpath (AU, IE, IN, NZ). Pedestrians use sidewalks to keep them safe from vehicles on the road. Sidewalks can be paved with bricks, poured concrete or tarmac.
The correct answer is "sidewalk". Key Points. The term 'pavement' refers to a hard-surfaced path for a person on foot alongside and a little elevated than a road. The North-American word 'sidewalk' also stands for a footpath with a hard surface on one or usually both sides of a road used by the foot travellers.
The term "sidewalk" is preferred in most of North America. The term "pavement" is more common in the United Kingdom and other members of the Commonwealth of Nations, as well as parts of the Mid-Atlantic United States such as Philadelphia and parts of New Jersey. Many Commonwealth countries use the term "footpath".
A curb (North American English), or kerb (Commonwealth English except Canada; see spelling differences), is the edge where a raised sidewalk or road median/central reservation meets a street or other roadway.
In Western architecture, a living room, also called a lounge room (Australian English), lounge (British English), sitting room (British English), or drawing room, is a room for relaxing and socializing in a residential house or apartment.
Ate = In Britain, this word has been traditionally pronounced “et.” Yep, just two letters. You'd think ate was already short enough. “I'm full, I et a huge lunch.” This may be considered old fashioned though as it's reported younger people in the U.K. are now pronouncing the word as spelled, a-t-e.
We British only use the term “traffic circle” to describe giratory intersections with traffic lights, such as the one at Bignells Corner, South Mimms, or the one at Haydock Island, Newton-le-Willows. Otherwise they are called roundabouts.
A sidewalk in the UK is called the “pavement”. I know, I know, in North America we call the roadway the pavement because it's paved; however, most UK people and many other English-speaking non-North-Americans would disagree with that usage as well—they would say the road is tarmacked.
Do British people walk on the left side of the sidewalk?
In the UK there is no hard and fast rule about walking on the left, except in places where it's specifically mandated, though since at least the royal processions of the early 1500s under king Henry VIII, it's been an accepted convention that one generally walks on the left hand side.
Stay to the right – This is the number one rule of walking. Staying to the right will help you and everyone else avoid those awkward moments on the sidewalk when you don't know who is going to go left or right. This is also helpful for avoiding collisions as you turn a corner.
