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How do you say 'french fries' in British English?
chips
How do you say 'cotton candy' in British English?
candyfloss
How do you say 'apartment' in British English?
flat
How do you say 'garbage/trash' in British English?
rubbish
How do you say (and spell) 'cookie' in British English?
biscuit
How do you say 'car park' in American English?
parking lot
How do you say 'trousers' in American English?
pants
How do you say 'windscreen' in American English?
windshield
How do you spell many words with 'our' in American English? Give an example.
'or' - colour vs. color, armour vs. armor, flavour vs. flavor
How do you spell many words with 'ize' in British English? Give an example.
'ise' - apologise vs. apologize, fantasise vs. fantasize, idolise vs. idolize
How do you spell many words with 'yse' in American English? Give an example.
'yze' - analyse vs. analyze, paralyse vs. paralyze
How do you spell 'traveled' in British English?
Double L - travelled
How do you spell 'leukaemia' in American English?
ae-e = leukemia
In which type (American or British) can you write either 'catalgoue' or 'catalog'?
American
What happens to 're' in American English? Give an example.
It switches - centre vs center
Which is American and which is British: defence vs defense?
defense = American ; defence = British
