A linguistics discussion on the mod_perl list. Larry would be proud. =o) Je pense, donc je sui! lol! --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Is rebate in the sense of the word that the amount is reduced an > American thing? > > Hmmm. I hadn't thought about it, but come to think of it, I think it > is used more extensively in America. The sense it has here is more of > a partial refund, as in "Buy this mouse and send in the > manufacturer's coupon - you get a $10 rebate" > Or as in tax rebate. > > I'm actually English, but I can't really think of it being used much > in England. Or maybe I've just been here too long :) > > Tom ===== "Seize the wildness of the moment, Feel the movement of the moon -- Swans fly with wings wide open to the sky." -- B-52's --------------------------------- Real friends are those whom, when you inconvenience them, it bothers you more than them. -- me. =o) --------------------------------- "There are trivial truths and there are great Truths. The opposite of a trival truth is obviously false. The opposite of a great Truth is also true." -- Neils Bohr --------------------------------- TEMPVS PECVDEM COLLARE EST - It's time to thin the herd. --------------------------------- [http://www.catfishforbreakfast.com/letgod.html] --------------------------------- __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/
