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AMERICAN VS. BRITISH ENGLISH
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How do you say 'french fries' in British English?
chips
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How do you say 'garbage/trash' in British English?
rubbish
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How do you say (and spell) 'cookie' in British English?
biscuit
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How do you say 'car park' in American English?
parking lot
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How do you say 'trousers' in American English?
pants
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How do you spell 'traveled' in British English?
Double L - travelled
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What happens to 're' in American English? Give an example.
It switches - centre vs center
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Which is American and which is British: defence vs defense?
defense = American ; defence = British
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Pronounce the word 'advertisement' in AE and BE.
American: [ ad-ver-tahyz-muhnt ] British: [ ad-vur-tis-muhnt ]
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Pronounce the word 'mall' in AE and BE.
American: [ mawl ] British: [ mal ]
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Pronounce the word 'zebra' in AE and BE.
American: [ zee-bruh ] British: [ zeb-ruh ]
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Pronounce the word 'schedule' in AE and BE.
American: [ skej-ool or skej-oo-uhl ] British: [ shed-yool or shej-ool ]
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Pronounce the word 'lieutenant' in AE and BE.
American: [ loo-ten–uhnt ] British: [ lef-ten–uhnt ]
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What are the informal words for 'pound' and 'dollar'?
quid and buck
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What does 'gutted' mean in BE?
It means “very upset” or “disappointed.” The slang, found in the 1970s, is thought to originate from the notion of being sick to one’s guts.
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Discuss the difference between 'uni' and 'college' in the AE and BE?
BE: uni = university and is after college ; AE: college= BE university
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