My goodness, Ray. The leaves must all be gone and you're already getting
Vermont winter cabin fever.
WRT "Near side" and "Off side" I was told by no less an authority than Geof
Healey that the reference is to where the kerbing is (kerbing is the raised
concrete thing separating the verge from the roadway.) The "near side" of
the car is the portion nearest the kerb (obviously the left side of the car
in good old Blighty) and the off side is the side of the car opposite to the
kerb (or the right-hand side of the car from the driver's perspective in any
country that drives on the right side of the road and places the driver on
the left side of the car.)
By the way, I've been wanting to add my favorite Anglicism to the list of
terms all week:
The raised portion of the roadway referred to in the US as a "Speed Bump" is
referred to in England as a "Sleeping Policeman."
Cheery-bye
Gary Anderson
Motoring Writer
British Car Magazine
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