On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 4:09 AM, Andy Robinson (blackadder-lists) < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Both are created by man. A canal is normally navigable and a drain is not. > A > canal is for carrying goods and people, a drain is for transporting water > much like a river but the drain has been dug by man rather than nature. > Drains can be anything from quite narrow watercourses to very large > constructions depending on how much water they carry. > > Hope this helps. > > Cheers > Andy > > Wow, that's not obvious to the casual (non-UK) observer. In the US, the usage of "canal" is different. They're almost never navigable, and even small drainage ditches are commonly called "canals". Almost no-one here would call any kind of waterway a "drain". Definitely clarify that on the Wiki. Karl
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