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Fri, 06 Feb 2009

English Language

When I read this snip from the BBC Web site, I was struck by the well-known differences between UK and US English.

Jim Clune, general manager of Severn River Crossing PLC, said sheets of ice measuring up to a square metre had fallen from overhead sign gantries.
He said: "It's very much a safety hazard and, of course, these gantries span all carriageways on the motorways."

I suspect the last sentence in a similar report in the US would have said, "...these sign supports hang over all lanes on the highways."