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Re: Faucets
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Tue, 20 Nov 2001 08:42:54 GMT
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"Martin Scragg" <martin.scragg@s1.com.au> wrote in message news:Gn2wpz.6Ey@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.lego.direct, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > I think you will find that the part Rose refers to is a "faucet" when most
> > people talk about it, even if partsref calls it a tap.... it's on a 1x2
> I am not going to debate this, but this is a language difference. In
> Australia, UK, and other places, the thing you have over a sink that water
> comes out of is called a "tap", whereas in the US (and possibly others) it
> is called a "faucet". This is just in case you or anyone else didn't
> realize this. There are some minor language differences could lead to
> problems, for example in Australia it is safe to walk on the pavement, but
> in the US it isn't!
I will never forget the look on my US colleagues faces when I described someone as always having a fag in his mouth
Lawrence
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Message has 1 Reply: ![](/news/x.gif) | | Re: Faucets
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| Lawrence Wilkes wrote in message ... (...) someone as >always having a fag in his mouth LOL! The other good one you quickly learn not to say is "pass me the rubber" (meaning eraser)... I started work over here in a design office :-) Kevin ---...--- (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) I am not going to debate this, but this is a language difference. In Australia, UK, and other places, the thing you have over a sink that water comes out of is called a "tap", whereas in the US (and possibly others) it is called a "faucet". (...) (23 years ago, 20-Nov-01, to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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21 Messages in This Thread: ![Faucets -Rose Regner (19-Nov-01 to lugnet.lego.direct)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/46.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Lawrence Wilkes (19-Nov-01 to lugnet.lego.direct)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/246.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Lindsay Frederick Braun (20-Nov-01 to lugnet.lego.direct)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/46.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Martin Scragg (20-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.fun)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/246.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Ross Crawford (20-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/46.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Matthew Gerber (20-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.pun)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/246.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Maggie Cambron (20-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.pun)](/news/x.gif)
![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/28.gif) ![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/28.gif) ![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/68.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Tim Courtney (20-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.pun)](/news/x.gif)
![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/28.gif) ![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/68.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Lindsay Frederick Braun (20-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.fun)](/news/x.gif)
![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/68.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Larry Pieniazek (20-Nov-01 to lugnet.lego.direct)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/246.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Martin Scragg (20-Nov-01 to lugnet.lego.direct, lugnet.off-topic.fun)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/246.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Adam Wood (20-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.fun)](/news/x.gif)
![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/28.gif) ![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/268.gif) ![You are here](/news/here.gif) ![](/news/46.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Kevin Wilson (20-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.fun)](/news/x.gif)
![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/28.gif) ![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/68.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Allan Bedford (24-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.fun)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/46.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Ross Crawford (25-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.fun)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/46.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Frank Filz (25-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.fun)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/46.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Ross Crawford (26-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.fun)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/46.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Lindsay Frederick Braun (26-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.fun)](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/46.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Frank Filz (27-Nov-01 to lugnet.off-topic.fun)](/news/x.gif)
![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/x.gif) ![](/news/68.gif) ![Re: Faucets -Allan Bedford (24-Nov-01 to lugnet.lego.direct)](/news/x.gif)
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