Hi tom. There are actually many differences betwene us and Uk english in general, ---- and not just in words used, but also in some forms of grammar as well.
I once tried to write a story completely in us English, and was amazed at the amount of stuff I needed to change in my usual vocabulary, ---- Eg, using "in back" where I would normally use "behind" And that's even before we get into specifically regional phrasiology. where I originally come from in the Midlands for example, nearly any sort of sweet is referred to as a tuffy. to get on to Checkers vs Draughts though, well a quick checkers of Wikipedia (hahaha,), didn't turn up any useful info annoyingly about the name change, though apparently draughts boards from the 16th century have been found, so I wonder if it's got a slightly older origen? the only other relevant fact that occurs to me (though it might be a coincidence), is that Checkers court, usually just known as Checkers, is a house in Aylesbury which is the Prime Minister's official country residence. Or this could just be completely random! Beware the Grue! dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
