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| Feb 17, 2016 at 11:20 | comment | added | Steven Littman | I'm tiring of this discussion! But anyway, perhaps those books were meant for British distribution. | |
| Feb 17, 2016 at 9:07 | comment | added | AndyT | @StevenLittman - And the answer is a surprisingly high number of hits for "Michelin tires" given that it's supposed to be "British English". So I click on "2004-2008" at the bottom for "Michelin tires". 1st hit published in Zurich (Switzerland), 2nd hit published in Hong Kong, 3rd hit published in The Hague (Netherlands), 4th hit published in Houston (USA). My trust in google Ngram's "British English" search has been drastically reduced! | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 19:47 | comment | added | Steven Littman | Do a Google Ngram search for radial tires,radial tyres or Michelin tires,Michelin tyres and see what you get (British English, of course). You might be surprised! | |
| Feb 16, 2016 at 11:11 | history | answered | AndyT | CC BY-SA 3.0 |