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Originally Posted by icarus
Really? Where? The Australian websites for Bridgestone, Michelin, Dunlop, Goodyear all spell it 'tyre'. Google doesn't seem to bring up any instances of 'tire' in Australia.
My Australian girlfriend even asked me why we spell it 'tire' when we were in Calgary over Christmas.
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Well it's been a few years since I've spent significant time down there, but I recall seeing it on signs and in shops. I worked in an industrial park in South Sydney and there were definitely signs using 'tire' at some of the auto shops. Maybe I just subconsiously translated all tyre references to tire.
If I'd have been a member of CP back then I would have paid closer attention, as I'd have anticipated this type of absurd debate arising at some point.