Thinking of the upcoming holiday...

[BillConnerFASTC]

..and being on a job site with Brits (whom I suspect might work the 4th) I had to wonder why if a wrench in the US is a spanner in the UK, than why is a torque wrench not a torque spanner in the UK, but called a torque wrench?

 

[GreyWyvern]

Ooh, that's deep!

I've wondered the same thing. I asked a Brit whom I toured with overseas that question once. The answer was honestly kind of what I expected from him though. It was along the lines of "F$@& if I know!"

 

[Dionysus]

Then again why is a Trunk a Boot, A boot A Boot, and a rubber boot a Welly?

Why is Bollocks back, while The Dog's Bollocks good?

Why does "lemons and limes" mean its easy?

An awesome language we have! Now SOD OFF, and stay off the sod (the ground is wet and I don't want you mucking up my lawn!).

 

[dbaxter]

What was the expression -"Two countries separated by a common language..."?