r/SipsTea • • 13h ago

Gasp! Just American things

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u/mykidsthinkimcool 13h ago

Wait does pavement mean sidewalk in the UK? I use pavement all the time, but I thought it meant "areas that are paved" so yes the sidewalk counts as pavement, but so do the roads and parking lots.

Is the part you walk on the only part thats called pavement in the UK?

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u/i_reddit_it 13h ago

You're right, pavement = side walk in the UK but we wouldn't normally say that for areas that are paved. "Parking lots" are "car parks", roads are just roads 🙂

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u/bossmt_2 12h ago

"Why do they call it car parks? Did someone keep trying to park segways there? it's clearly for cars."

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u/ThatsNotARealTree 12h ago

The old switcharoo