An office poll of four people here gives the answer "life belt", with a fifth person saying "life ring".
Richard Symonds Wikimedia UK 0207 065 0992 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* On 16 June 2014 10:38, Barnett, Phillip <phillip.barn...@itn.co.uk> wrote: > And http://www.scarborough.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=7573 for a modern > usage example. > > Lifebelts | Scarborough Borough Council > A local authority is required to provide and maintain lifebelts next to > rivers and waterways in the area. > Read more... <http://www.scarborough.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=7573> > > > > > > PHILLIP BARNETT > SERVER MANAGER > > 200 GRAY'S INN ROAD > LONDON > WC1X 8XZ > UNITED KINGDOM > T +44 207 430 4474 > E phillip.barn...@itn.co.uk > WWW.ITN.CO.UK > P Please consider the environment. Do you really need to print this > email? > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Barnett, Phillip > *Sent:* 16 June 2014 10:37 > *To:* Richard Mann; Andreas Goss > > *Cc:* talk-gb OSM List (E-mail) > *Subject:* RE: [Talk-GB] Life Ring - British English > > > Historically it's always been lifebelt in England. See eg > http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/e-brown-survivors-photo.html > > <http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/e-brown-survivors-photo.html> > Crewman E. Brown and two other Titanic survivors > Survivors from the Titanic disaster arrive in Southampton. The centre > figure in the photograph is Mr E. Brown who was unable to swim but kept > afloat f... > Read more... > <http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/e-brown-survivors-photo.html> > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Richard Mann <richard.mann.westoxf...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* 16 June 2014 10:30 > *To:* Andreas Goss > *Cc:* talk-gb OSM List (E-mail) > *Subject:* Re: [Talk-GB] Life Ring - British English > > en-gb is probably lifebuoy > > I've never heard it called a life ring - that's too vague a name. Most > people would probably refer to it by starting to describe it - one of those > red ring things that you can use to help someone who is drowning. > > > On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 10:05 AM, Andreas Goss <andi...@t-online.de> > wrote: > >> I'm trying to clean up the emergency tags in the Wiki and found >> emergency=life_ring as well as some less used other tag combinations with >> amenity and buoy. >> >> Is life ring how it is commonly referred to in British English. Just >> wanted to make sure it's not literal translation from German and isn't used >> in the UK at all. Wikipedia lists a lot of different names. I guess >> lifebuoy is more American? And is it written life ring or lifering? Both >> correct? >> >> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:emergency%3Dlife_ring >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifebuoy >> __________ >> openstreetmap.org/user/AndiG88 >> wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:AndiG88 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Talk-GB mailing list >> Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org >> https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb >> > > > > Please Note: > > Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily represent those of Independent Television News Limited unless > specifically stated. This email and any files attached are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are > addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify > postmas...@itn.co.uk > > Please note that to ensure regulatory compliance and for the protection of > our clients and business, we may monitor and read messages sent to and from > our systems. > > _______________________________________________ > Talk-GB mailing list > Talk-GB@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-gb > >
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