row

[Paul B. Gallagher]

augerot wrote:

> All my dictionaries include "row" derived from "rouse" as a dispute
> or disturbance, noise or clamor. Who says we can't use it in American
> English?

My dictionaries, like yours, are full of words nobody knows and nobody 
uses; that's what they're for -- to inform users about unfamiliar words. 
A British dictionary will certainly list "truck," and "eggplant," too, 
but in the real world they call them "lorries" and "aubergines."

You can use "row" in America if you like, but you should know that 99% 
of the public will either misunderstand you or be completely at a loss.

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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