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Nearside/offside?
Maybe someone from over the pond can answer this? In the UK we call the left hand side of the car, that is nearest to the sidewalk, the "Nearside" and the right side, "Offside"
What is it called in the US??
Thanks awfully.
What is it called in the US??
Thanks awfully.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Speaking as an American, I usually just say "driver side" and "passenger side".
Honestly, until today, I never heard "near /off" terminology used for cars! I ride horses, and up 'til now, have only heard "near side" in reference to the left (or mounting) side of the horse; and "off" as the right side (opposite from the mounting side).
Using "near/off" for cars would confuse me, because I have it so ingrained that "near" is always the left side. (You know, like the markings on the rabbits in "Watership Down"! The "Off Hind Mark", etc. <G>)
Honestly, until today, I never heard "near /off" terminology used for cars! I ride horses, and up 'til now, have only heard "near side" in reference to the left (or mounting) side of the horse; and "off" as the right side (opposite from the mounting side).
Using "near/off" for cars would confuse me, because I have it so ingrained that "near" is always the left side. (You know, like the markings on the rabbits in "Watership Down"! The "Off Hind Mark", etc. <G>)