Re: clinical elective in the UK

bae@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
In article <124vm0fp58ceu00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Pete
<pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Daniel.Marcinkowski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

I need to tell them that it is important to do this elective at a
general practitioner's surgery,

What is a general practioners surgery. I didn't know GP's did
surgery. I guess I don't know what you are talking about. It is
confusing at best.

What's called a "doctor's office" in the US is called a "doctor's
surgery"
in British English. Since he's going to be talking to people in
England, he's using the correct term.

I hope somebody more familiar with British English can help him verify
that his terms are correct there. They look okay to me, but I speak
mostly Canadian English, eh?

Boy, and I thought American English was screwed up - and we got it from
England, or the UK, or whatever you want to call it :-):-) .


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