Re: international documentation; ATM = cashpoint?

["Lois Patterson" <lois -at- dowco -dot- com>]

I'm in Canada, where I would typically say - I'm going to the bank machine
to get some cash.
I have acquaintances who do say ATM, but I can't think of any other terms,
other than the specific service (such as Interac).

However, this does remind me of an incident with my son, then age 3. I told
him we didn't have money to purchase a certain item. His response was -
"Can't you just get some money from the wall?"

Lois Patterson


Amanda Nance <Amanda -dot- Nance -at- VITALPS -dot- COM> wrote in message
news:<B9E30C30D946D311853B0008C7B18B3C038B1B66 -at- CBF00012 -dot- vitalps -dot- com>...
> I'm doing a little bit of research on differences between American and
> British English, as well as more general international documentation
issues
> (not necessarily English-to-English). My specific question is about the
use
> of the word cashpoint in the UK. Would you say, "I need to get some money
> from the cashpoint"? just as Americans would say "... from the ATM"?
>
> If you have other interesting tidbits you'd like to share, including tips
on
> preparing for translation, etc., feel free to send those as well.



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