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American exchange student teenager in London: " Teacher: Kevin, don't you have a rubber on your pencil? Kevin: Wait a sec teach...I've got one in my pocket and I'll put it on the pencil. What you going to do with it? :shock: :duck:
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American English - suspenders = braces in the UK. An American going to buy a pair of suspenders in London would raise an eyebrow or two.
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First floor vs ground floor. I'm not sure I even want to go into that. :laugh: Pete :cheers:
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HHTel wrote: Sat Jul 28, 2018 6:20 pm American English - suspenders = braces in the UK. An American going to buy a pair of suspenders in London would raise an eyebrow or two.
So would a Brit :shock: :wink: :D
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A "spanner" will and probably does confuse most Americans.
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...as does snow sledge instead of sled.
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In the US elevators do not have a 13th floor, as is the case here. Do they in England?
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It varies, some do some don't. The same with house numbers. Some streets have a number 13 and some don't.
The same here in Thailand. Some buildings have a 13th floor and some don't. Some commercial buildings take the British floor numbers, i.e. ground then 1st etc, and others the American system with no 'ground floor'.
There are several stories where Americans have rented a 1st floor flat in London expecting to find a garden!
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