This is news to me, but a neat distinction. American English, I presume, since the latter two are unknown in English usage, unless they've just become archaic a

This is news to me, but a neat distinction. American English, I presume, since the latter two are unknown in English usage, unless they've just become archaic and associated only with American (see "soccer"). I suspect these nuances have been lost to most, but then that's a common problem in modern usage.