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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread divided by a common language? #60011 03/07/2002 7:23 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 Keiva Carpal Tunnel Keiva Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 2,605 ASp has had the excellent idea of starting three new word-threads recently. In that spirit: Here in the US we would speak of renting a car for the weekend, but I understand you brits would call this hiring a car. In brit-speak, what is the distinction between rent and hire? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted divided by a common language? Keiva 03/07/2002 7:23 PM Re: divided by a common language? boronia 03/07/2002 8:12 PM Re: divided by a common language? wwh 03/07/2002 9:35 PM Re: divided by a common language? milum 03/07/2002 10:28 PM . Max Quordlepleen 03/07/2002 11:36 PM Re: divided by a common language? wwh 03/07/2002 11:52 PM Re: divided by a common language? duncan large 03/08/2002 12:26 AM Re: divided by a common language? jmh 03/08/2002 7:28 AM Re: divided by a common language? slithy toves 03/08/2002 1:41 PM Re: recruit wwh 03/08/2002 3:05 PM Re: recruit jmh 03/08/2002 11:46 PM . Max Quordlepleen 03/08/2002 11:51 PM Re: recruit jmh 03/08/2002 11:58 PM . Max Quordlepleen 03/09/2002 12:04 AM Re: recruit jmh 03/09/2002 12:08 AM I was trying to ketchup TEd Remington 03/10/2002 5:52 PM Re: baby sitter jmh 03/08/2002 8:54 PM Re: baby sitter slithy toves 03/08/2002 10:27 PM Re: baby sitter slithy toves 03/08/2002 10:27 PM Re: baby sitter wwh 03/10/2002 6:17 PM Re: Oops Jackie 03/10/2002 6:56 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,366 Members9,209 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,199 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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