It gets more fun when the same word means different things. In England, I came across a sign that said, "do not drive on pavement"--hmm? are they supposed to drive on the grass? And some commonplace American terms (and movie names) are vulgar in the UK....

I wonder if Brits new to Unix think the bin directory is like the trashcan icon...

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