"Nancy2" wrote in message
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dsi1, from my reading, Brits refer to rain boots as "Wellies," short for
Wellingtons, which I think
is a brand. I don't know about hiking boots. And trucks are lorries, and
vacuum cleaners are
Hoovers, for Hoover vacuum cleaners (like our use of Kleenex for tissue).
There are lots of
differences in terms....but most make some kind of sense and aren't hard to
suss out ;-))

N.

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Nancy, you are right about all the rest LOL yes, we do often call the
vacuum cleaners 'Hoovers' And yes you are pretty much spot on with the
rest)