Olin,

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:18:04 -0400, Olin Lathrop wrote:

> Russell McMahon wrote:
> > He fitted the tailpipe assembly.
> > NOT: He fit the tailpipe assembly.
> 
> But Americans don't say the latter anyway.  Only the English misuse the word
> "fit" (whether fitted or not) to mean "installed", "mounted", or "added on".

Since Russell said it, at the very least the New Zealanders say it too!

When you call the language "American", you can say what you like about how it should be used.  While it's 
still called "English", there's no way you can say that we misuse it!

(What do the USAF call the job that's called "Aircraft Fitter" in the RAF?)

Cheers,


Howard Winter
St.Albans, England


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