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Exercises 1, 2 in Varieties

The document lists 20 terms with different meanings in British and American English, including apartment, calculate, calico, commute, corn, crash, dessert, lunch, pie, and tardy. It then provides the British English term and asks the reader to find the matching American English counterpart for terms like ass, biscuit, bomb, bowler hat, bottom of the street, and more.

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Exercises 1, 2 in Varieties

The document lists 20 terms with different meanings in British and American English, including apartment, calculate, calico, commute, corn, crash, dessert, lunch, pie, and tardy. It then provides the British English term and asks the reader to find the matching American English counterpart for terms like ass, biscuit, bomb, bowler hat, bottom of the street, and more.

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Exercises

1. The following words have different meanings in Britain and America. What are they?
1. Apartment
2. Calculate
3. Calico
4. Commute
5. Corn
6. Crash
7. Dessert
8. Lunch
9. Pie
10. Tardy

2. Find the American counterpart.

British English American English


ass
biscuit
“Bomb” (theater terminology)
Bowler (hat)
Bottom of the street
Burn in the oven
Call box
Car park
Carrier bag
chemist
cloakroom
constable
cupboard
Deposit account
Ex-service man
Marriage lines
mistress
mob
nappy
Panda car
pissed
prawn
Return ticket
roundabout
inland
Inquiry agent
Zebra crossing

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