speed humps

[Wilson Gray]

On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 6:55 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> the sign was merely warning motorists against what
> us regular people call "_speed bumps_."

Say what, now? In Saint Louis, we call those "speed _breakers_."

Of course, the fact of the matter is that, since I've left StL, the
only term that I've come across is "... bumps."
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