Air pressure braking of trains, etc.

Gareth's was W7 now W10 Downst · 2019-07-18T13:08:16+00:00

What is the difference in meaning between parked and parked up?Listen and listen up?Active and proactive? (I knew about active and reactive)Antennae and antennas?Are these crass Americans taken up by the literacy-challengedof this country?

Jul 18, 2019 Last reply: 6 years ago 23 Replies

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billyorange007 6 years ago

I learnt to fly in an airfield, or grass strip as they are also known as. Very handy when there was a strong cross wind as one could just fly into the wind and across the usual landing strip

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billyorange007 6 years ago

In Northern Ireland police stations are commonly called police barracks

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Gareth's was W7 now W10 Downst 6 years ago

And in mainland Brit, plod pods

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charles 6 years ago

could that be that some police live there?

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