The Pontcysylite Aqueduct's grout was mixed with "Ox Blood" for extra strength! If you've ever wondered why the Zoo's don't have Oxen, it's because any old milk cow in a harness is called an ox...
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Bit like any vee twin in US is called a Harley
every small town we parked up a Vin twin and within 5 mins "what kind of Harley is that?"
Well at least people asked in a UK small town you would mostly be ignored....
In the late '60s I pulled my Norton Atlas up to a gas station in upstate New York. There was no one at the pump but a few people inside. One of them called out, "Hey, there's a motorcycle at the pump." The reply was "That's not a motorcycle, it's a Honda".
I have traveled all over the USA on my Rapide. Not once been asked or told it was a Harley. Did have a gas station attendant insist it was a French bike when I told him it was a Vincent Rapide.
You should have posed the question "have you never heard of the aeroplane, The De Havilland Rapide" also British!
Spanish is pronounced the way it's spelled. English is totally without any such silly constraints.
In the U.S., Newark (New Jersey) is a major airport that serves the New York metropolitan area, along with La Guardia and JFK. The pronunciation of 'Newark' and 'New York' can be virtually indistinguishable to non-native English speakers, no doubt resulting in many surprised travelers every year.
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