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Do British people ever say the word "truck" ?
Do British people ever say the word "truck" ?
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Like most Americanims, it's becoming more and more common.
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This would be a truck for me, if a British person uses the word I picture a small-to-mid-sized vehicle.
Anything bigger is a lorry.
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I use Lorry to describe what is seen in the picture and anything bigger and Van for anything bigger than a car but smaller than that without the big box at the back.
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