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... (train)
An express is a
fast
train. A
stopping
train makes many stops at many intermedi-
ate stations.
store,
n. warehouse
It is
also
used to mean a
'shop/
usually a large one.
Stores
... burrow.
set
about
Slang,
lay into
Slang.
An expression
that
one
gang
member would be
apt to
use
to
encourage his
mates when
about
to
take
on a
rival
gang.
Let&ap...
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... would say
machine
operator.
mad
on Inf.
crazy
about
Inf.
Americans
also
say mad
about
and the British
also
say crazy
about,
but only the
British
say mad on to mean infatuated.
... Society
and
there
are
also
many local ones in Britain just as
there
are a nationwide
Bar
Association
and many local ones in America. In certain
matters such as the setting of ethical s...
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... system,
metrification
/ metrication
advance,
sub
advantage,
pull
adversary,
adversarial
affair,
palaver
affirmative action, positive discrimination
afternoon tea, set tea
agate,
bonce
ages,
moons
ages,
... yonks
aggravation,
aggro
aggressiveness,
aggro
agitate,
fuss
agree,
accept
agree
to, agree
airfield,
aerodrome
airfield,
tarmac
airplane, aeroplane
airs,
side
aisle,
corri...
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... to the
West
End, as any American
making a telephone call through a British operator can testify after unraveling
the arcana of
trangneckchew,
the solicitous operator's oft-repeated assurance
...
The British say today week or
a
week today where the Americans say a
week
from
today;
Tuesday
week or a
week
on
Tuesday
where the Americans say a
week
from Tues-
d...
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... pub.
saloon-car
parlor
car
saioon-car
Also
saloon-carriage,
in a railroad car.
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pergola
pergola,
n.
trellis
Pergola,
in America, evokes the image of a rustic garden house to escape into
out ... it away
with
his bat, rather than
attempt
to hit it hard and try to make
runs.
Thus, to
play
a ball to leg is a defensive tactic; and to
play
an embarrassing...
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... fairs to the visitor for they crackle
with
the festive air of a bazaar. Such a
town
is called a market town.
market
garden
truck
farm
A market
gardener
is a truck
farmer,
and market garden ... British name and
solitaire
the usual American name, although
patience
is occa-
sionally
heard among older people in America. The game
solitaire
in Britain
describes
a ga...
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... meaning
'half
past twelve.' Half
eleven
means
'half
past eleven.'
Note
that
half
after
is American, as is
quarter
of which in
Britain
is always quarter to.
(a) ... wants his pals to wait a
minute—calling
for a halt, for example, in a fast
children's game. Only an unscrupulous bully would take advantage of a call for
truce. See a special us...
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... exhibiting a practical
bent
to technical or vocational
schools,
and the remainder, a majority, to
secondary
modern
schools.
In practice, the
examination was looked upon by parents as a
pass/fail
... license
is
said
to be
endorsed
with
a record of the offense.
engage,
v.t.
hire;
employ
A
Briton
engages
a chauffeur and
hires
a car; an American
hires
a...
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... feature. Brake-van relates to freight trains (goods trains), as
opposed to guard's van, which applies to passenger trains.
Bracke-vans
are cars
that
enable
brakemen
to reach and operate ... there
are many variations of
the game, each
with
its own set of rules. Bar billiards is a British game, played
with
balls and cues, on a table
much
smaller than a standard A...
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... and
'broads'
in a translation. They are too American. 'Yobbos' and
'birds'
would be
equally
inappropriate. They are too British. It is a problem
that
translators ... attract a small
charge.
Also used in tax ter-
minology:
This
stock
will attract capital gains tax rather than income tax. Those
wishing
to pass on capital to
their
families
w...