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Divided by a common language a guide to British and American English
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Divided by a common language [electronic resource] : a guide to British and American English / Christopher Davies.
ISBN
9781849728072 (online)
0618911626 (pbk.)
9780618911622 (pbk.)
Published
Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 2007 (Boston, Mass. : Credo Reference, 2010.)
Physical Description
1 online resource (90 entries : 1 images) : digital files.
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Summary
Puzzled by signs warning you to mind the gap in the London Underground? Wondering what will be on your plate if you order toad in the hole off the menu of a London café? Unable to suss out what people in the UK mean to say? Then mug up on your British English with Divided By A Common Language: A Guide to British and American English. Author Christopher Davies explains all of these expressions - along with hundreds more - and discusses the many differences in pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary between British and American English. Two large glossaries help both American and British travelers translate easily from one variety of English to the other. With Divided by a Common Language in hand, Americans and Britons can leap the language gap between the US and the UK with confidence.
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Credo reference.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 16, 2024
Contents
Guide to pronunciation and other symbols used
How did British and American English become so different?
Some answers
The industrial revolution
Countries that enriched the American language
Pronouncing British place names
Tips for the tourist
At the airport
At the hotel
Practical information
Automobiles
Gasoline (petrol)
Telephones
For the technically minded
Plumbing
Electricity
Institutions and services
The postal system
Banking
The currency
Restaurants
Bars
Shopping
Pronunciation of food names
Some different cooking measurements
Groceries known by different names
Clothing and shoes known by different names
Schools
Health care
The political systems
Museums
The theatre
Differences in customs and etiquette
Transportation
Pronunciation and grammar
Spelling
Sundry terms
Some different furnishing terms
Some different terms for tools
Some different medical terms
Carnival (funfair) terms
Some different gardening terms
What not to say
Idioms and expressions
Notes on symbols and abbreviations
Miscellaneous information
UK-US lexicon
US-UK lexicon
Explanations
Other varieties of English
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Cockney rhyming slang.
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