By about 1912, architects were hailing the invention of this 'new kind of outbuilding' and calling it a garage; a word derived from the French word garer, which means to shelter or protect. In some towns, large, privately owned garages were constructed, and automobile owners rented space for their car.
In England it's a Garage, in Scoland its a “car Hoose” in Wales it called a “sheep shed with an up and over door” and in Northern Ireland it's a “Wee cold place to keep kids bikes and other stuff”
The word “garage” comes from the French word “garer” which means “to shelter.” In fact, the first garages were called carriage or coach houses and were built to protect the horse-drawn carriage and its gear.
What is the legal definition of a garage in the UK?
For the purposes of the Building Regulations, a definition of a domestic garage includes a car port and is either attached to or detached from the dwelling. It is generally recognised that a garage is an area designated for car storage. Attached garages.
By about 1912, architects were hailing the invention of this 'new kind of outbuilding' and calling it a garage; a word derived from the French word garer, which means to shelter or protect. In some towns, large, privately owned garages were constructed, and automobile owners rented space for their car.
Petrol Stations, also known as Filling Stations, Garages, Local Services, or (in the US predominantly as Gas stations) are the smaller relative of moden Motorway Service Areas and have become an increasingly prevalent roadside feature since the dawning of the era of the motor car, replacing the Inns of the staging ...
The last sound in here is a very French sounding phoneme /ʒ/. Note that it sounds slightly different at the end of 'garage' because it is positioned at the end of the word where it is devoiced. This means it doesn't sound as 'strong'.
Original question: “Is the word garage pronounced differently in the US versus the UK?” Garage is a French word. Americans pronounce it the French way, ga-RAZH, but many British (not all) pronounce it as GAr-ridj.
The pub where UK garage was invented is being turned into an estate agents. In the early 90s, The Elephant And Castle in South London was the site of Happy Days, the Sunday party where UKG originator Matt Jam Lamont was resident.
Garage Origin early 20th century: from French, from garer 'to shelter'. The word is a French word and is supposed to be pronounced as a French word. The English do the same thing with the word Lieutenant. Which they pronounce as left-tenant.
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.
car repair shop: the regionalism is in the pronunciation - South-west Aussies say gar arj; Melbournians say garage as in carriage. Contributor's comments: Victorians say "gar arj"!
Rubbish is a synonym for garbage or trash. The word is more commonly used by speakers of British English than by speakers of American English. The noun rubbish also means writing or speech that is worthless, untrue, or nonsense, especially in British English.
In the US, the word sidewalk refers to a paved path that people can walk along the side of a road. In the UK, the words pavement or footpath are more likely to be used instead.
Aluminium, with the extra i, is the BrE spelling, defended over decades as being “correct”. But the man who discovered and named the element couldn't decide himself what “correct” was. Sir Humphry Davy, who discovered the element in 1807, first named the metal alumium, which was quickly changed to aluminum.
In British English usage, the word petrol was the name of a product sold in the 1870s; as a trademark, the term Petrol identified a refined mineral oil product that was sold at market as a solvent, by the British wholesaler Carless Refining and Marketing Ltd.
A filling station (also known as a gas station (US) or petrol station (UK)) is a facility that sells fuel and engine lubricants for motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold in the 2010s were gasoline (or petrol) and diesel fuel.
In American English, the liquid that is used as fuel for vehicles is also called gas, or gasoline. I'm sorry I'm late. I had to stop for gas. In British English, this liquid is called petrol.
