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DIVIDED BY A COMMON LANGUAGE is a comprehensive reference book about the differences between British English and American English. It covers pronunciation and spelling differences along with a comprehensive dictionary of the words which have a different meaning or are unknown in the other country. The comparison of idioms and expressions has everyone in stitches! A must for the traveler.
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Christopher Davies, born in England, has lived in Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. He moved to Florida in 1980 where he currently resides. He is a member of the Southwest Florida English Speaking Union.
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HERE ARE SOME WORRDS FROM THE UK - US LEXICON
Dustbin day =Garbage day Dustcart =Garbage truck Dustman =Garbage collector Dutch courage =Alcohol induced courage Earth wire =Ground wire Eiderdown =Comforter Elastoplast =Band Aid (brand names) Elevenses =Morning tea break Emulsion paint =Latex paint Envisage =Envision Estate agent =Realtor / Real estate agent Estate car =Station wagon
HERE ARE SOME WORRDS FROM THE US - UK LEXICON
Cornstarch =Corn flour Costume party =Fancy dress party Costumer =Costumier Cot =Camp bed Cotton =Cotton wool Cotton candy =Candyfloss Councilman =Councillor Counterclockwise =Anticlockwise Coveralls =Boiler suit Coyote =Wild wolflike dog Crack, to =Open slightly (window or door) Cranky =Irritable (see cranky U.K.) Crazy quilt =Patchwork quilt Cream (slang) =Smash up / Beat up Cream of wheat =Semolina
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- PublisherMayflower Pr
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0966094573
- ISBN 13 9780966094572
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages200
- IllustratorMurphy Jason
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