Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoEdinburgh to be first Scottish city to ban pavement parkingwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1202arrow-down11
arrow-up1201arrow-down1external-linkEdinburgh to be first Scottish city to ban pavement parkingwww.bbc.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoSome Brit terms may seem unusual to us in the US, but in cases like this, you could argue they’re more accurate. Why do we use pavers to build sidewalks and patios, but asphalt to build “pavement”?
minus-squaremoody@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWhy do we drive on the parkway, but park in a driveway?
minus-squarePyr_Pressure@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWhy do ships have cargo and cars have shipments?
Some Brit terms may seem unusual to us in the US, but in cases like this, you could argue they’re more accurate. Why do we use pavers to build sidewalks and patios, but asphalt to build “pavement”?
Why do we drive on the parkway, but park in a driveway?
Why do ships have cargo and cars have shipments?