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Old 02-Oct-2006, 11:59
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Default Re: Words ending in -u
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Things such as "travel bureau" or some sort of "governmental bureau" (FBI, for example ) work in AmE, too. As for furniture, I would expect a bureau to be a chest of drawers (for clothing).
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