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r/SipsTea • u/Quenki • 13h ago
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We'd say "I'm going to have my driveway paved" and some Brit would think that means we are making the driveway a sidewalk and not replacing dirt or gravel with asphalt or concrete.
1 u/Snoot_Booper_101 6h ago Yes, just as if an American says "I'll have my fries on the side" he means you should put them next to the curb. Don't be so daft. "Paved" means the same in the UK as it does in the US, and not synonymous with pavement at all.
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Yes, just as if an American says "I'll have my fries on the side" he means you should put them next to the curb. Don't be so daft.
"Paved" means the same in the UK as it does in the US, and not synonymous with pavement at all.
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u/Cliffinati 9h ago
We'd say "I'm going to have my driveway paved" and some Brit would think that means we are making the driveway a sidewalk and not replacing dirt or gravel with asphalt or concrete.