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  • Give me the name of an ex colony from the UK on the African continent?
    Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Gambia, Sierra Leone, northwestern Somalia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Nigeria, Ghana, and Malawi.
  • Where is Rihanna from?
    Barbados
  • What´s the difference between mate and buddy?
    They both mean friends but mate is in the UK and buddy is in the US.
  • What is the name of that special accent that people speak in East-London?
    Cockney is the accent spoken in the East-End of London. It has been stigmatized for centuries but also has covert prestige, that is, it is a badge of identity
  • What is the name of that company/chain where you can eat sandwiches that look like the metro?
    Subway
  • How do you pronounce the word theatre if you´re from the US?
    /ˈθiːətər/
  • How about chips and crisps
    Fish and chips & crisps at the bar/pub or as a snack :)
  • wiː´riː dʌn wɪð fəʊˈnɛtɪks gaɪz. What does that mean?
    We´re done with phonetics guys
  • If someone is from Scotland, he/she usually has:
    a strong/ harsh accent
  • What would someone from Australia say to say hello?
    G´day (mate)
  • what´s the capital of Wales?
    Cardiff
  • What´s the difference bewteen chips and fries?
    Chips ( UK) & fries ( US)
  • What´s the meaning of that word?/ ˈæktʆuəli/
    ACTUALLY
  • What´s that word? /ˈfʌni/
    FUNNY XD
  • In English, we have three types of vowels: short vowels, long vowels and...
    Diphtongs
  • What is the name of the metro in London?
    The Tube
  • Who´s got (or had) the best RP English in the UK?
    The Queen/ Royal family
  • How do you say neutre in English?
    Schwa