As George Bernard Shaw once said, "England and America are two countries divided by a common language."
I'm always fascinated by the differences in language between the US and the UK. One thing I've noticed just recently (I'm sure the difference has been around for a while, it's just that I have just noticed it) is the fact that in the US, we call it 8 by 10, and in the UK, you call it 10 by 8. What is the origin of this difference? When you buy a box of paper over there across the pond, does it say 10X8 on it?
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