When someone from Britain speaks, Americans hear a "British accent"...

[Terry Hancock]

On Friday 07 October 2005 03:44 pm, Steve Holden wrote:
> Precisely because there *is* such a thing as a saving. If I buy a $100 
> gumball for $80 I have achieved a saving of 20%.

Nope, that's incorrect American. ;-)

You can say "I bought a $100 gumball for $80, saving 20%," or
"If I buy a $100 gumball for $80, I have achieved a savings of 20%."

(Although, you lose points for style with "achieved", and those
are awfully expensive gumballs). ;-)

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