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British vs N American English. Words with different meanings

Posted by Bob on September 30, 2003

In Reply to: British vs N American English. Words with different meanings posted by ESC on September 30, 2003

: : On another message board - devoted to Word Perfect enthusiasts like me - these following 3 links were posted. They are a useful source to look up differences between US/Canadian/British word useage for the same item, eg sidewalk and pavement.
: : Worth a look
: : vocabulary.englishclub.com/ british-american.htm
: : www.hintsandthings.co.uk/ library/WORDS2.htm
: : www.bg-map.com/ us-uk.html

: Thanks!! I am always looking for new sites.

There's also Christopher Davies' book, Divided by a Common Language, a witty and useful British-American/American-British dictionary.

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