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Robin9 · January 25th 16, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eastender[_5_]

On 2016-01-24 13:09:49 +0000, said:

On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 12:33:55 +0000, eastender
wrote:

but only because I couldn't see anything else wrong and I thought it a
bit picky

The debasement of our language by Americans a 'bit picky'?

Do you get concerned that the passenger vehicles on the Underground
are called Cars rather than Carriages?

We've had railway cars since the 19th century (dining cars, Pullman etc.)

The use of alternate instead of alternative on a public sign is not
current British English and hopefully won't be.

E.

That misuse of "hopefully" is itself an American import! Proper
English is ". . not current British English and, let's hope, won't be".