Petyr1:
Instead of plate number or number plate why don't we use the simple term "licence plate"

That is American. We use number plate in the UK.

spy24:



I don't think we have to speak exactly like the britons


We can evolve our own language

Australian US south Africa speak their own version of English

Version of English does not mean terms which don't exist in proper english. We have created our own words or joined real English words just like the Indians do, but these other countries use real English words. For example Indians say "Prepone" as the opposite of "Postpone". Does the word exist in real English?

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Minjim:


He was referring to Spoken English.

There is different between Spoken English and Written English.
Spoken English is dynamic, informal and adaptively used while Written English is formal and tends to ,more often than not, follow the Queens Standard of English.

that is why written english is not normally used in day to day activities because it's meant to be written not spoken. E.g surreptittious

sweetMichael:
the number five is not a day after tomorrow, instead say over moro

Tocynone:
No 5 - Check "Overmorrow"

I think "overmorrow" is now obsolete.

If a group of people in a certain region agree to continue using certain words, over time it becomes correct. Almost every single word in American vocabulary is wrong phonetically, phonologically, morphologically and morpho-syntactically by British standards

we are indeed unique - i love it

Diffpussies:
2. Night Vigil

A Vigil means a period of time when people remain quietly in a place at Night.

it should be called a Noise Vigil then.. Coz i doubt people pray quietly at Vigils