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by mvdtnz 883 days ago
Here is a sample of common Americans casually referring to wheels as tyres, which I found from less than a minute of googling.

https://www.espn.com/racing/story/_/id/37768342/fan-vehicle-...

https://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/13ww9d1/fan_with_ve...

https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/14yprzk/ot_tire_c...

https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/13utnr9/...

https://www.reddit.com/r/Wellthatsucks/comments/s8lsjk/my_ti...

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicAdvice/comments/10i5rmf/my_...

https://www.reddit.com/r/cars/comments/2qwxyj/a_tire_just_ca...

https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicAdvice/comments/te2dle/my_t...

https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/16p1z0...

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=301598278822335

https://myfox8.com/sports/nascar-motorsports/indy-500/tire-f...

https://www.nascar.com/videos/franchise/nascar-cup-series-hi...

1 comments

Yes there are Americans who don't get it. But if you work at a tire shop (I did for a while), the majority of the customers get it right.