Dear Mike and All, Another example of these linguistic remnants is the word 'footage' as in:
Presenter: Do we have any footage of the fire? Cameraman: Yes, we've got about 45 seconds. I really can't fathom how persistent these linguistic relics can be! Cheers, Pat Naughtin LCAMS Geelong, Australia on 2003-03-23 03.58, Michael Payne at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I totally agree with this. I've found many people in Australia, South > Africa and Britain still use the term mileage when referring to the > kilometer distance recorded on the vehicle odometer. e.g. What mileage does > you car have? 60000 km! (I realize here that the UK does not yet use km, > but many of the people I have know there, have lived outside the UK). > > Mike Payne
