In Roland Perry writes:

In message , at 10:57:22 on
Tue, 14 Jul 2009, Recliner remarked:

- "Public" schools, which are actually expensive private schools. This
really confuses Americans, for whom public schools are the free ones
provided by the state.

Public schools in the UK are open to the public (who can afford to pay
etc) just like "public transport".

But so, usually, are "private schools" :-) .

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