On 11 May 2015 at 21:35, John F. Eldredge <[email protected]> wrote:
> Speaking as an American, I would refer to that as a mix of cobbles and > setts (some of the stones in the photo look rounded, some squared, and some > irregular). They appear ti be about the size of a human palm. I think of > pebbles as rocks of finger-diameter or less, such as the pea gravel often > used on the surface of concrete driveways, for ornamental reasons. > > > Pebbles to me are 'rounded stones' (aka 'cornerless) of any size as found washed up on a beach having been ground by rubbing against each other with tidal action. What you describe, I think we'd call 'shingle'. There ought to be an American translation of the wiki and osm interfaces. -- Mike. @millomweb <https://sites.google.com/site/millomweb/index/introduction> - For all your info on Millom and South Copeland via *the area's premier website - * *currently unavailable due to ongoing harassment of me, my family, property & pets* T&Cs <https://sites.google.com/site/pmailkeey/e-mail>
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