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by tonyarkles 1453 days ago
It’s funny how these things are different throughout the Commonwealth. In Canada, if you asked someone for a Crescent Wrench they’d give you the adjustable wrench just fine, but if you asked them for a spanner of any kind they’d look at you like you had antennae sticking out of your head.

So much so that, while typing this, iOS autocorrect tried to change “spanner” into “scanner” for me.