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Understanding differences in British and American English (Upwork)
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25 Questions

1. In American English
2. What does the word 'Jelly' refer to in British English?
3. Which of the following is a spelling typical of British English?
4. Which of the following vehicle nouns is not typical of American English?
5. The word 'skip' is not only a verb in British English. Which of the following is it used to identify?
6. If you use British English and are eating chips
7. In British English
8. Which of the following words is typical of British English?
9. What do you commonly call a zipper in British English?
10. In British English
11. In British English
12. In American English
13. In American English '( )' marks are known as 'parentheses'. What are they often referred to as in British English?
14. What is the British English equivalent of the American English term 'counter-clockwise'?
15. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression 'take it with a grain of salt'?
16. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is quoted as saying 'Terrorism is wrong
17. In British English the word 'knackered' means what in American English?
18. In British English
19. What is the British English equivalent of the American English expression 'a tempest in a teapot'?
20. True or false? A British motorbike is the same thing as an American dirtbike.
21. The American word 'sneakers' is equivalent to _____ in British English.
22. The word 'biscuit' in British English refers to what word in American English?
23. There are some differences in pronounciation between British and American English. In American English
24. In American English the term intersection is used to describe when two or roads meet. What is this term in British English?
25. The term 'Lady Bird' is a British English word used to signify what animal in American English?