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Old 01-Dec-2006, 20:55
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Default Re: Active and Passive Vocabulary
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Originally Posted by Harry Smith View Post
I wonder how many new words have appeared in AE. Why do Americans say "sidewalk" instead of "pavement"?
The real question is why the Brits call sidewalks "pavement".
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