In article >,
says...
>
> On Sat, 4 Oct 2014 11:16:52 +0100, Janet > wrote:
>
> > In article >,
> > says...
> > >
> > > On 10/3/2014 4:59 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> > > > Reading a novel set in Sussex - author has referred a few times to 'crisps'
> > > > as something commonly eaten. Are these what we Yanks call potato chips, or French fries? Thanks.
> > > >
> > > You got the answer to that - potato chips.
> > >
> > > > I love some of the other terms - like 'garage drive' for.... 'driveway'?
> > > >
> > > I'd like to know what the heck is a drop kerb/curb? I know what a curb
> > > is (however you choose to spell it) but what is it when it's prefaced by
> > > the word drop?
> >
> > a kerb that's been lowered to make level access between the vehicle road
> > and a pedestrian pavement.
>
> We call that a "sidewalk".

We don't, because we walk forwards.
> >
> > pic
> >
> > http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/cont...ets/roads_and_
> > pavements/vehicle_access___dropped_kerbs.aspx
> >
> > In UK nearly all public roads in inhabited areas, have adjacent
> > pedestrian pavements, divided from the vehicle-road by a kerb about 3
> > inches high. The kerb also allows rainfall (relatively heavy here) to
> > run off the pavement into the roadside gutter and be drained away down
> > sewers back to waterways.
>
> So you change the spelling from curb to kerb to denote that it drops
> to street level?

No. Curb and kerb have different meanings. The roadside thing is a
kerb. A curb is part of a horse bridle. Curb your tongue/mouth = shut up

Janet UK