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Understanding differences in British and American English (Upwork)
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1. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression 'blow (or toot) one's horn'?
2. She got a great price on her flat. What is the American term for 'flat'?
3. A British first aid kit contains paracetamol
4. In British English
5. What does the British term 'uni' mean in American English
6. Which of the following is a spelling typical of British English ?
7. In British English the phrase 'Zebra Crossing' is used to describe what in American English?
8. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression 'a tempest in a teapot'?
9. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression 'sweep under the rug'?
10. What is the British English equivalent for the American English work 'trunk (of a car)'?
11. In British English the word 'knackered' means what in American English?
12. In American English
13. What does the term 'curriculum vitae (or CV)' refer to in American English?
14. Which of the following is a spelling typical of American English?
15. The term 'Lady Bird' is a British English word used to signify what animal in American English?
16. Which of the following is not commonly used as a past tense or past participle in British English?
17. What is the American English equivalent of the British English word 'flat'
18. In British English
19. Which British English word is used for the American English word 'elevator (of a building)'?
20. In British English
21. In British English
22. Which of the following vehicle nouns is not typical of American English?
23. Which of the following is not typically used in British English?
24. When a British person is knackered
25. In American English