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in america they call them sedans and in europe they call them saloons... im from america and i like the saloon better!! lol! why dont they call them the same thing? saloon
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for the same reasons americans feel the need to change the english language!Is there public transportation (train or bus) between DC and Annapolis?
we are the ones in england! its our language!
[not moaning about slang and youthanisms here btw!]
pavements-sidewalks
biscuit-cookie
crisps-chips
trainers-sneakers
chemist-drug store
plaster- band-aid
saloon-sedan!
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lol so as an english person i have no idea why you change our language =P
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Same reason you call pavements sidewalks.
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we also call a small 3 door 4 seater sports car a "Coupe.
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Historically, the original sedan was a raised chair supported by two parallel horizontal poles and the lucky person in the chair was carried around.
A saloon was a luxury lounge area, often within a ship.
Both the above luxurious situations were privy to the wealthy and were in use before the motor car came into being.
Therefore, with the advent of the car, terms of style were needed to describe the grandeur offered.
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Things did however, evolve.
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For instance, in the US you have Station Wagon.
I would imagine this was originally because they were used by the wealthy to transport guests and luggage to and from the rail station.
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In the UK, we call them Estate Cars but these used to known as Shooting Brakes.
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These cars were used to transport wealthy landowners around the grounds of their country estates whilst they went shooting.
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Thus eventually they became known as estate cars.
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