Author's understanding of English English differs from mine. > A bluff in England denoted a high but rounded shoreline, while in America it was used to describ

Author's understanding of English English differs from mine. > A bluff in England denoted a high but rounded shoreline, while in America it was used to describe steep cliffs Author uses the past tense; perhaps it did denote a shoreline, I don't know. Nowadays it refers to a "false hilltop" - what appears to be the crest of a hill while you are climbing towards it, but turns out to be elevated ground between the climber and the true peak. > In England, lumber is old, discarded furniture and other items of the sort usually found in attics Lumber: cut wood, wood that has been prepared in a sawmill. Timber: Wood "on the hoof" - complete with bark. Old discarded furniture might be considered lumber; but I've never heard the term used that way. Source: I'm English.