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kleinbl00  ·  1988 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Panasonic's human blinkers help people concentrate in open-plan offices

The Texan is correct. Limeys call them "blinkers" as in "he's very blinkered in his outlook." Americans call the "blinders" as in " I must have blinders on when I walk around town because I didn't notice any of those new businesses that are opening."

The limeys being limeys, however, will fully acknowledge that if you cover the whole head of the horse with a blinker, you can call it a blinder.

The limeys think aluminum is spelled with two "i"s.