It's what the British call an apartment, or what you don't want to get on a freeway
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Things to ponder :: Funny Tab  If you can't drink and drive, why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor, and why do bars have parking lots? Do you need a ... Why call it a building if it's already been built? Why do ... Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny? ... Why are they called apartments when they are all stuck together?
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Steven Wright Jokes  Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country. I spilled spot ... It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to have to paint it. Right now I'm ... Now I don't know what to feed it. I made a ... The sun never sets on the British Empire. ... It's in the apartment somewhere. .... Yesterday, I got a call from a woman in Madagascar.
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British vs American Vocabulary | English Club  A basic guide to some of the main differences in vocabulary usage in British English and American ... This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website ... block of flats, apartment building ... motorway, highway, freeway, expressway, interstate highway, interstate ... reverse charge, collect call.
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Regional vocabulary differences | Antimoon Forum  Nov 4, 2005 ... I would say a flat's a flat and an apartment's an apartment. I couldn't describe ... Sometimes I may also call the freeway by its number. "yesterday...
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English Language differences between Australia, USA and UK ...  Out here people call apartments or Flats - a Unit. ... We get a day off for the Queen's Birthday here, but the UK citizen's don't - go figure. ... Another word you always encounter as a tourist is the "Robot", meaning a traffic light. ... Here in India, we use the word 'Freak Out' (its kind of slang) when we want to say that we are going...
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Why Do I Hate Los Angeles? - Nomadic Matt  Dec 9, 2010 ... There's just something about it I hate. ... Los Angeles was a sprawling city with no culture. ... Yet everything in L.A. is spread out and you need to drive to get places. ... Otherwise, we'll always end up only seeing the image in our mind. ..... Crenshaw, South LA, Wilshire area, HOLLYWOOD (I live here AND it's...
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Separated by a Common Language: trucks and lorries  May 25, 2009 ... While/whilst this next vehicle would be called a van or a minivan in AmE, ..... or the mall, even though they do have regular passenger cars too. ... is an old-fashioned word for what we (UK) would now call a removal van. Kate.
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Route 66 - Road Trips Forum - TripAdvisor  Jul 11, 2014 ... First of all, I know that there are tons of topics about Road 66 ... a ton of money for this trip so he can't go and spend loads in each city. ... The EZ guide is excellent, but you can't look at it while you are .... "Well it winds from Chicago to L.A. .... count largely and end up having extra money than the opposite).
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Autobahn - Wikipedia  The Autobahn (German: Autobahn, plural Autobahnen) is the federal controlled-access highway system in Germany. .... Motor vehicles, such as trucks, could not carry goods or troops as quickly or in as ... expanding the lane count of many of its major arterial routes, such as the A5 in the southwest and A8 going east-west.
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J! Archive - Show #5439, aired 2008-04-10  Apr 10, 2008 ... What the British call an estate car, we call this type of "wagon" ... It's a transmission in America & one of these "box"es across the Atlantic...
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The Alleged Car | All The Tropes Wiki | Fandom powered by Wikia  Sometimes a car like this is referred to as a Rolls-Canardley: rolls down one hill, can ... Ironically, this trope was codified by none other than the Ford Model T. Yes, the ... They were cheap, disposable, intrinsically funny, and ironically enough, the ... A Chronically Crashed Car may become one of these if it gets repaired one...
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Urban Dictionary: if you can't stand the heat , get out the kitchen  Me: I think planking is the dumbest thing ever. Friend: Well I like it. Me: My facebook status , my opinion . "if you can't stand the heat , get out the kitchen" & mind...
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Driving on the Autobahn | The German Way & More  The autobahn in Germany, Austria and Switzerland can be a fun, fast way to ... Here are seven vital rules that can make you a safer, better driver on Germany's high-speed freeways. ... put the pedal to the metal and drive at top speed, those sections are limited, ... Take advantage of these for occasional breaks from driving.
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Bill Bryson - F2.org Home  Apr 16, 2010 ... "Well, the roads are a little dangerous - there are some crazy drivers out there," Will said, chuckling. ..... Many of the terms we most closely associate with cowboys and life ... Often these [Spanish] words had to be wrestled into shape. .... from the Imperial Plumb to Plain Cake, Adapted to this Country and All...
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autobahns - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus  Etymology: German, from auto "motor car" + bahn "path, road", from Middle High German ban,. ... An expressway in Germany and German-speaking countries. (7 of 30 ... It derives its name from the hinged bar that prevented passage through .
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EUdict | one who goes on a reckless pleasure trip in an automobile ...  English-English Translation for one who goes on a reckless pleasure trip in an ... act of driving an automobile faster than the legal speed limit, driving vehicle...
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Obscenity  Term used by people who don't have anybody to screw with. ...... We could pave the whole country and put parking strips on it, and still be home by Christmas. ...... One day, without knowing it, he photographs a top-secret military installation. ...... Maybe this explains the popularity of this field of study in computer science.
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English (British) - American Dictionary - BG-Map  UK US aerial antenna ("aerial" used regionally in the past but has faded from use) ... roundabout circle rotary (New England) Interestingly, the terms roundabout, ... (as in round trip ticket) reverse charge call collect call rise (noun - in salary) raise .... To us a van is usually a (commercial) vehicle without any side windows to...
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EYELASHROAMING | A blog by Ashleigh Young. A burning wreck ...  For a few weeks after it opened, cyclists were complaining because the kerbs ... 'How about you keep out of parks, you want the roads to yourselves now you want the parks. .... A bit like an acupuncture needle going in  you don't know if it's going to do .... It replays even more furiously once we have made a shambles of the...
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Its the often fancy apartment occupying a buildings top floor # Quiz ...  Jul 13, 2016 ... Its the often fancy apartment occupying a buildings top floor # Quiz # ... Meaning the lot, pack or crowd, it's often paired with kit # Quiz #...
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Terrible pop star caused worst traffic chaos of 2015 - The Local  Mar 22, 2016 ... ... three extra work weeks spent in their car over the 12-month period. ... up their Bundesstrae, just one piece of advice - don't put on the radio.