Very interesting that the U.S. don't seem to have a distinction between work and recreational domestic land. Peter (UK) On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 4:54 AM, Michael Mace <michaelcmace@gmail.com> wrote: > Brian wrote: > > >>But, please, what is the U.S.A. English term for the British back > yard???? > > I'm pretty sure there is no term for that in American English. The term > "yard" in California (and I think most of the US) means all of the lot that > is not occupied by the house, including the lawn(s), vegetable garden, > patio, swimming pool, lighted basketball court, barbecue, greenhouse, and > parking area for the motorhome. There is no concept of a separate work > area, > probably because there is no standard layout for an American backyard. >