A porter in a British hotel comes upon an American tourist impatiently jabbing at the button for the lift.
"Sir, the lift will be here in a moment."
"Lift? Lift?" replies the American. "Oh, you mean the elevator."
"No sir, here we call it a lift."
"Well, as it was invented in the United States, it’s called an elevator."
"Yes sir, but as the language was invented here, it’s called a lift."
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PRISMATIC adj. - of, like, or using a prism. - (of colours) distributed (as if) by a transparent prism. [greek: related to *prism]
PRIVATEER n. - privately owned and officered warship holding a government commission. - its commander.
PRIVATION n. Lack of the comforts or necessities of life. [latin: related to *private]
PRIVATIVE adj. - consisting in or marked by loss or absence. - gram. Expressing privation. [latin: related to *private]
PRIVATIZE v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) transfer (a business etc.) From state to private ownership. privatization n.
PRIVILEGE —n. - right, advantage, or immunity, belonging to a person, class, or office. - special benefit or honour (a privilege to meet you). —v. (-ging) invest with a privilege. privileged adj. [latin: related to *privy, lex leg- law]
PROACTIVE adj. (of a person, policy, etc.) Taking the initiative. [from *pro-2, after *reactive]
PROBATION n. - law system of supervising and monitoring the behaviour of (esp. Young) offenders, as an alternative to prison. - period of testing the character or abilities of esp. A new employee. on probation undergoing probation. probationary adj. [latin: related to *prove] - officer n. Official supervising offenders on probation.
PROBATIVE adj. Formal affording proof. [latin: related to *prove]
PROBOSCIS monkey n. Monkey of borneo, the male of which has a large pendulous nose. - n. (pl. -sces) 1 long flexible trunk or snout of some mammals, e.g. An elephant or tapir. - elongated mouth parts of some insects. [greek bosko feed]
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