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  • How do you say (and spell) 'cookie' in British English?
    biscuit
  • How do you spell the following American words in British English: airplane, gray, tire, mold?
    aeroplane, grey, tyre, mould
  • How do you say 'windscreen' in American English?
    windshield
  • Pronounce the word 'mall' in AE and BE.
    American: [ mawl ] British: [ mal ]
  • 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.
  • 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 say 'car park' in American English?
    parking lot
  • What does 'knackered' mean in BE?
    tired, worn-out,beat,exhausted (used to mean 'kill')
  • Discuss the difference between 'uni' and 'college' in the AE and BE?
    BE: uni = university and is after college ; AE: college= BE university
  • Pronounce the word 'advertisement' in AE and BE.
    American: [ ad-ver-tahyz-muhnt ] British: [ ad-vur-tis-muhnt ]
  • What happens to 're' in American English? Give an example.
    It switches - centre vs center
  • How do you say 'garbage/trash' in British English?
    rubbish
  • Pronounce the word 'figure' in AE and BE.
    American: [ fig-yer ] British: [ fig-er ]
  • How do you spell many words with 'yse' in American English? Give an example.
    'yze' - analyse vs. analyze, paralyse vs. paralyze
  • Pronounce the word 'lieutenant' in AE and BE.
    American: [ loo-ten–uhnt ] British: [ lef-ten–uhnt ]
  • How do you say 'french fries' in British English?
    chips
  • In which type (American or British) can you write either 'catalgoue' or 'catalog'?
    American
  • What does 'chuffed' mean in BE and what is the meaning of it's origin 'chuff'?
    The word chuffed is British slang for “very pleased.”Chuffed may come from an old word, chuff, meaning “puffed up with fat,” - in 1800s = displeased
  • How do you spell many words with 'ize' in British English? Give an example.
    'ise' - apologise vs. apologize, fantasise vs. fantasize, idolise vs. idolize
  • Pronounce the word 'zebra' in AE and BE.
    American: [ zee-bruh ] British: [ zeb-ruh ]
  • What do people say in AE for 'dodgy'?
    sketch / shady (also in BE)
  • How do you say 'cotton candy' in British English?
    candyfloss
  • Pronounce the word 'schedule' in AE and BE.
    American: [ skej-ool or skej-oo-uhl ] British: [ shed-yool or shej-ool ]
  • How do you spell 'leukaemia' in American English?
    ae-e = leukemia
  • What does 'bants' mean in BE?
    Laughter-filled conversations with teasing - in AE it's jsut banter
  • How do you say 'trousers' in American English?
    pants
  • What's another way to say 'take the mickey' in BE?
    Take the piss
  • What does the word 'fanny' mean in AE and BE and why should you be careful?
    a fanny in American English is someone’s “backside” while in British English, fanny refers to a far more private part of a woman.
  • What are the informal words for 'pound' and 'dollar'?
    quid and buck
  • What does 'let's get a cheeky Nando's' mean in BE?
    Let's go to Nandos i.e. let's indulge
  • Pronounce the word 'baboon' in AE and BE.
    American: [ ba-boon ] British: [ buh–boon ]
  • How do you say 'apartment' in British English?
    flat
  • Pronounce the word 'missile' in AE and BE.
    American: [ mis–uhl ] British: [ mis-ahyl ]
  • Pronounce the word 'sloth' in AE and BE.
    American: [ slawth ] British: [ slohth ]
  • How do you spell 'traveled' in British English?
    Double L - travelled
  • Which is American and which is British: defence vs defense?
    defense = American ; defence = British
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