Re: Pavement
There was a competition once for most complete American/British confusion. The winner was:
Scene: A British uncle taking his American nieces and nephews for a walk in Florida.
What they heard him say: "Get in the middle of the road, there's a parakeet coming!"
What he *should* have said: "Get on the sidewalk, there's a truck coming"
What he *actually* said: "Get on the pavement, there's a lorry* coming"
* Lorry, misheard as lori, short for lorikeet.
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