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Originally Posted by Billfred
Holy freakin' thread revival!
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Nearly 14 years - possibly a CD record, but the best I know of is the
27th amendment to the U.S. constitution, proposed as part of the Bill of Rights in 1789 and revived two centuries later to pass in 1992. Over the span 1793 to 1977, only one state(Ohio) ratified it.
Back on track: here on the Gulf Coast, it's a shopping cart or occasionally just a cart. I've heard "shopping basket" used quite a bit, but if you ask someone for one, don't be surprised if they bring you something you carry rather than something with wheels. I've heard "buggy" in a Pittsburgh accent and "trolley" in a British accent. (Both my mother and one of my co-workers are from Pittsburgh, and I'm a cradle Episcopalian, so I have ample experience with both accents.)
"Carriage" to me connotes either a vehicle with an enclosed passenger compartment, or a component of a larger machine which carries a specific object. Meaning 1 is commonly drawn by a horse or other animal, but I have definitely heard "motor carriage" used as a synonym for automobile. I probably referred to the ball-carrying basket on some of our aerial assist prototypes as "carriages".