5332 british english vs amercian english

5332 british english vs amercian english

5332 british english vs amercian english

... break Read the text, highlight the American English words/expressions and put them into the British English equivalent to make the text more suitable for a British audience It was getting near lunchtime ... highlight the American English words/expressions and put them into the British English equivalent to make the text more suitable for a British audience It was getting near...

Ngày tải lên: 29/08/2016, 09:12

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American English vs British English

American English vs British English

... citizen Mỹ tương đương với chữ subject (thần dân, công dân Anh).Chúng ta thường thấy báo chí American citizen British subject Ngoài ra, chữ citizen Mỹ có ý nghĩa resident, inhabitant (cư dân) CITY ... citizen Mỹ tương đương với chữ subject (thần dân, công dân Anh).Chúng ta thường thấy báo chí American citizen British subject Ngoài ra, chữ citizen Mỹ có ý nghĩa resident, inhabitant (cư...

Ngày tải lên: 05/07/2013, 01:26

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American and British English(very hot).

American and British English(very hot).

... differences between British and American spellings: Words ending in -or (American) -our (British) color, colour, humor, humour, flavor, flavour etc Words ending in -ize (American) -ise (British) recognize, ... the following: American English - on the weekend British English - at the weekend American English - on a team British English - in a team American English - please writ...

Ngày tải lên: 15/09/2013, 11:11

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British English A to Z - past 10

British English A to Z - past 10

... all and sod all, the British appear to have gone to a good deal of trouble to invent ways of saying ‘nothing at all.’ 358 sweet Fanny Adams sweet Fanny Adams nothing at all Slang Fanny Adams was ... describe a major preparatory stage, e.g., The talks may prove to be a staging post on the road to peace Often, a regular stopping place, especially on air travel stall, n stand...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

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British English A to Z - past 11

British English A to Z - past 11

... ‘prepared tar concrete poured and shaped on tea 363 a roadway to construct a hard surface.’ As a transitive verb, tarmac means to tar a road See also macadam Tarmac has now acquired the specialized ... sausages coated in batter and baked sausage in batter toastip toasted sandwich tobacconist’s shop cigar store Toc H See as dim as a Toc H lamp tod See on one’s tod toff, n Slang s...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

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British English A to Z - past 12

British English A to Z - past 12

... Slang A dreadful wax is a towering rage And waxy is jumpy way, n Inf To be in a way or in a great way is to be in a dither or in a tizzy rage dither; tizzy way, permanent See permanent way wayleave, ... typewriter-man; e.g., iceman, barman, etc A bag-wallah, in the old days, was a traveling salesman Nowadays the term is either old-fashioned or jocular, depending on the use...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

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British English A to Z - past 2

British English A to Z - past 2

... Incidentally, indolent Americans usually sweep things under the rug carpet area floor space carriage, n car; coach freight In Britain a railroad car or coach is called a carriage; car means ‘automobile’ ... n cat-boarding kennel Also cat-breeding establishment Cattery is heard in America cattle grid, n cattle guard cattleman, n cowhand A cattleman in America is a rancher or cattle own...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

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British English A to Z - past 3

British English A to Z - past 3

... generator, is now rarely heard; an A. C generator is now usually called an alternator, especially as an automotive part; a generator can be A. C or D.C eh each way see comment Inf At an American ... Inf Generally applied to Acts of Parliament that are ignored and made to appear useless driver, n motorman British trams (tramways) and American trolleys (trolley cars) are both practic...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

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British English A to Z - past 4

British English A to Z - past 4

... filling, usually with a layer of whipped cream as well Flan in America is caramel custard flannel, n face cloth Also known in America as washcloth or washrag But when the British talk of a wash-cloth ... countries: as a verb, ‘engage in unauthorized warfare against a foreign power,’ as a noun, a ‘buccaneer’ or ‘pirate’ engaged in that activity In Britain, it does not have the sp...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

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British English A to Z - past 5

British English A to Z - past 5

... down on have a go at See have a bash at have a mind to See minded to have an early night, Inf go to bed early have a quid each way See under each way have a read be reading Inf To have a read is ... Inf A hole-and-corner man is a shady character or operator, and hole-and-corner work is shadiness generally hole-in-the-corner, adj., Inf played down Imparting a slight c...

Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2013, 13:20

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