Re: English as she is spoke

["B Shuler" <ypp86w@domain.elided>]

C.M. smith correctly wrote:

"The [C]rescent wrench is the universally used adjustable spanner
>in North America for work on cars."

But there are regional variations in this usage; one common synonym in Texas 
and Oklahoma, especially in the oilfield, for this massively useful 
appliance is "mexican socket set."
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