Re: British v. American Vocabulary


Mon, 18 Sep 95 16:30:03

Speaking as an American, I'd guess that most of us have at least heard or seen the
word before, but it's not in common use. Most people would very suprised, I think, to hear something like this:
"Hey, Bob! Back from Michigan! Say, how long were you there?"
"Oh, about a fortnight."

It's just not used in casual conversation.

Adam Ploshay
adamplo@in.net