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Originally Posted by slayda
Marc, just curious but do you know where else (in the English speaking world) other than Australia & the UK, the term "spanner" is used as you used it.  I know in the US we use the term "wrench". Don't know about Canada or any others. |
I don't really know. Since I see reference online to it being "Chiefly British", I would guess, as you have, that Canada is a possibility, and then also guess at New Zealand and South Africa, which also often share similar terminology (for example, knowing what a "shandy" is, even if they make them differently).
For what it's worth (very little of relevance), a favourite seafood item is the
spanner crab, and
Sidchrome (Australian tool manufacturer) has the motto "You canna hand a man a grander spanner".
Cheers,
Marc