A mistake? not necessarily.
excelent! we have now acertained that we can have word in ‘american’ english that is not a mistake even though it differs from the ‘UK’ version! so now this was…?:)
there is no ‘American’ English and ‘UK’ English. There is just English. And mistakes.
and now for a bit of history(as requsted)…
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there, wasnt that enlightening?
Word Origin and History for elevator:As a name for a mechanical lift attested from 1787
Word Origin and History for lift:Sense of “elevator” is from 1851
ok, only a 64 year gap…:)
all facts can be checked yourself.
wasnt that fun:)?
🙂 Bump 🙂