Thanks for posting the explanation Brett. One can realy get stumped by the difference in European and American wording, seemingly both called English.
I remember a story told to me, when I was posted to the US for 1991, stayed in Bethesda, doing some defense work. An English guy's house nearby ours in Robinwood Road had just been renovated, and still had some rubble outside. Once the contractor removed it, he wanted to mow the lawn. Not wanting to damage the blades on his fancy mower, he went to Sears, and asked for a cheapy. The salesman asked why he wanted a cheapy. He explained there were loose building rubble on the pavement outside his house, like stones used for cement mixing, and did not want to stuff up the blades of his expensive mower. The salesman looked puzzled, and asked, why would you want to cut the pavement. The guy replied, back home, that is part of the tenants responsability, keeping the pavement clean outside your house. The salesman replied, "really, and how much do you cut off?" The guy replied, about an inch. "An inch", he gasped. Yes, and inch....
Wondering what the fuss was all about, he asked why they were so surprised. Well, pavement in Europe is sidewalk in the US, and pavement in the US is road in Europe. The salesman thought the guy was trimming down the road, to get rid of the stones !!!