This blog is mainly to explain a different English language expression every day.
Sometimes I post other stuff.
I also have a YouTube channel which is mostly about computer software:
https://www.youtube.com/englishspacedog
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
wrench / spanner
The tool at the bottom is called a 'wrench' in American English, but a 'spanner' in British English.
The long things are bolts. The round things are washers. The hexagonal (six-sided) things are nuts. You might have to click on the picture to see the blow-up (bigger picture).