American Versus British Culture

English 6 Kantoor project culture
ENGLISH
6 KANTOOR
2013 - 2014
Project 12: America !er"#" $riti"% c#&t#re
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There are vast diferences in culture between Americans and their British
Commonwealth counterparts throughout the world.
American English is spoken in the !A" Canada and man# $aci%c &im countries
where America has e'erted an in(uence.
British English is spoken throughout the British Commonwealth o) *+ countries"
some o) the most notable being the nited Kingdom" Australia" ,ew -ealand and
!outh A)rica" with Canada being the e'ception. Although part o) the
Commonwealth" Canadians tend to speak a mi'ture o) American and British
English due to that countr#.s pro'imit# to the !A /although the# spell the British
wa#0.
1hat is meant with 2the British Commonwealth.3
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5ook at the )ragments #our teacher shows #ou. 1hat are the main diferences
between the Americans and their British counterparts.
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>ark in the grid how the situation is in our countr#.
1e resemble the !A @ the Commonwealth most" because we have in
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America as well as their British counterparts live in a countr# that e'ists o) more
parts. Cou can see this in their namesA DUnited States of America and United
Kingdom.
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1ithin the countries" and the rest o) the EnglishFspeaking countries too" the#
have diferent names )or each other.
The Brits are called Limeys.
1h# is this3 /Cou get a )ew words and #our teacher tells the answer. Gt.s up to #ou
to write it down.0
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The English are called Poms or Pommies.
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The Americans are called Yanks or Yankees.
;ill in the verbs
The origin o) Cankee has been the subject o) much debate" but the most
likel# source is the Iutch name Janke" meaning D5ittle JanK or Dlittle JohnK"
a nickname that dates back to the 668:.s. $erhaps because it was
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Cankee came to be used as a term o) contempt. Gt was used this wa# in the
69*:.s b# Leneral James 1ol)e" the British general who secured British
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the ;rench at Muebec. The name ma# have been
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/to live0 along the Hudson &iver. 1hatever the reason" Cankee is %rst
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inhabitant o) ,ew Britain. The %rst recorded use o) the term b# the British
to re)er to Americans in general appears in the 698:.s" in a letter b# 5ord
Horatio ,elson" no less. Around the same time it
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the American &evolution" American soldiers adopted this term o) derision
as a term o) national pride. The derisive use nonetheless remained alive
and even intensi%ed in the !outh during the Civil 1ar" when it re)erred not
to all Americans but to those lo#al to the nion. ,ow the term carries less
emotion N e'cept o) course )or baseball )ans.
The New Zealanders are called iwis.
;ill in the capital letters.
the name kiwi was made )amous b# a brand o) boot polish called 2kiwi."
developed b# an australian william ramse#. in 6O6: ramsa# returned to
australia )rom new =ealand a)ter marr#ing annie meek o) timaru. in
melbourne ramsa# developed his own brand o) boot polish. in need o) a
name )or his boot polish he settled on a new =ealand s#mbol N the kiwi/a
(ightless bird )ound in new =ealand0.
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during world war GG the british arm# ordered a large shipment o) the Kiwi
Boot $olish. b# the end o) the war" the new =ealander soldiers were known
as kiwis. the name kiwi has stuck ever since.
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A little diference regarding driving is that the road signs are opposite. Gn
America" #ellow lines signi)# the center o) the road and white signi%es the
edge" while e'actl# the opposite occurs in most Commonwealth countries.
There is another" bigger diference between America and the
Commonwealth countries.
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#ighways$ %reeways$ &otorways...
Gn the !A" highwa#s are PE&C speci%c in how #ou re)er to them. ;or
e'ample" the 6B* is pronounced the Qsi' thirt#F%veQ and ,<T the Qsi' three
%veQ or the Qsi' hundred and thirt# %veQ. Highwa#s in Commonwealth
countries begin with > )or >otorwa#.
There is a ver# good reason behind the highwa# marking s#stem in the
!A. Highwa#s marked Q!Q /i.e. the )amous ! 660" the lower numbers
start in the northeast and get higher as the# move southwest. However"
)or highwa#s marked Gnterstate /such as GF9* going )rom >ichigan to
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;lorida0" lower numbers start in the southwest" with road numbers getting
higher as the# go to the northwest. This was to help prevent con)usion and
overlapping numbering" as the Gnterstate highwa# s#stem was created
a)ter man# Q!FRRQ highwa#s had been created.
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Tolls and dri'e thro(gh
TraSc laws in the !A not onl# difer )rom state to state" but the# difer
vastl#T ;or e'ample the school =one speed limit in Cali)ornia is 7* mph" but
in >aine it is 6* mph" while in Te'as it is 7: mph. Ever#thing in America is
DIriveFthroughK. ;ast )ood" such as >cIonald.s" Burger King and even
Chinese driveFthroughs. There are also driveFthrough banks and AT>.s /E
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driveFthrough pharmacies" driveFthrough liUuor stores and cigarette stores.
IriveFthroughs are not as common in the Commonwealth although rapidl#
increasing in popularit#.
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The mone# is ver# diferent in America as in the nited Kingdom. 1e are
just going to look at them separatel#.
a< ,ite( State" c#rrec4
Gn the nited !tates the currenc# is the /American0 Iollar. The s#mbol o)
the dollar isA V.
There are a lot o) diferent coins and paper bills in their currenc#.
nderneath is a grid with the most common and important ones. Cou can
complete the grid.
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There used to be * more bills" but the# are no longer in circulation. Those
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Muarters" nickels and dimes are currentl# made )rom nickel and
copper.
$ennies are currentl# made )rom copper plated =inc.
Coins with ridges were originall# made with precious metals. The
ridges were used to easil# detect people clipping or %ling of these
precious metals.
5incoln )aces to the right" because the penn# was an adaptation o) a
plaUue.
Currenc# paper is composed o) 7*? linen and 9*? cotton.
The ! dollar.s most used nickname is 2buck.. This re)ers to the 68
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centur#" to the colonial )ur trade. Gn these da#s the skin o) a buck
/2bok.0 was used as a currenc#.
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The currenc# o) the nited Kingdom is called the $ound !terling. Gt.s
s#mbol is X. The English gave the oScial name 2$ound !terling. to
distinguish their currenc# )rom the unit o) weight.
There are 8 diferent coins.
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These are the old coins. The value o) the
coins sta#s the sameA
<ne penn# /portcullis o) 1estminster
$alace0
two pence /$rince o) 1ales )eathers0
%ve pence /!cottish thistle0
ten pence /lion with crown o) monarch0
twent# pence /Tudor rose0
%)t# pence
one pound
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The two pound coin is an e'ception to
the rest and looks like thisA
,owada#s British coins" apart )rom the
two pound coin" picture parts o) the
&o#al Coat o) Arms. G) #ou put them all
together it shows the complete picture
as represented on the one pound coin.
1ho is on the banknotes3
C ;
Eli=abeth ;r#
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John Houblon"
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Boulton"
James 1att
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Charles Iarwin
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Adam !mith
The previous banknotes had pictures o)A
a )amous scientist E
a )amous nurse E
a )amous writer" poet" pla# writer E
a )amous writer E
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B# the wa#" the nited Kingdom lies in
Europe. !houldn.t the# be using the
Euro3 The nited Kingdom has
deliberatel# chosen )or their own
currenc#" as did Ienmark. 1h#" do
#ou think" don.t the# join the Euro3
1rite at least ten lines about #our
opinion.
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There is a note named DTitanK. A Titan is a X 6::.:::.::: /one
hundred million pounds0 bank note" o) which there are onl# +: in
e'istence. Titans are onl# used within the banking s#stem and are
unobtainable b# the general public.
The Mueen.s picture is on the )rontside o) all British coins.
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centur# the coins o) the Commonwealth alwa#s have
the picture o) their king @ Uueen.
The direction in which the# )ace changes with each successive
monarch.
!cotland even has a X6:: note.
There are no 1elsh banknotes in circulation.
British mone# also has nicknames. The two most )amous areA 2Uuid.
)or pound and 2large. )or 6:: pounds.
a !cottish X6:: pound note
p to #ou now. 1ho would #ou choose to be on the new banknotes3 Cou
should o) course give some good reasons to de)end #our choice. Cou can
use $ower$oint" pictures" 4 Cou should at least give B good reasons wh#
this person deserves a place on the new banknote.
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The law
The %rst drinking diference to consider is the
legal age to drink. Gn the !A it is 76" while in
all Commonwealth countries it is onl# 68T
1hile in Canada some provinces are 6O and
some are 68. Bars in Britain traditionall#
closed at 66 p.m. b# law while in the !A
the# close at 7 a.m. b# law. England has
recentl# passed a new law that allows late
night drinking" so some bars are now open
until the wee hours. Bars in Australia and
!outh A)rica var# considerabl#.
5iUuor laws in America difer )rom state to state. Gn Cali)ornia #ou can bu#
liUuor 9 da#s a week" right up to 7 a.m." Gn ,evada" boo=e is on sale 7+
hours a da#" seven da#s a week" while in Te'as" Kentuck# and other
southern states there are man# counties #ou canZt bu# liUuor at all" not
even beer on A,C da#. !ome states will onl# allow beer that is B.7? alcohol
while others /like tah0 prohibit the sale o) hard liUuor completel# unless
#ou belong to a club. >an# states have open container laws F that is no
open containers o) alcohol are allowed in a vehicle F not even i) a passenger
is drinking it.
&i)ing yo(r drinks
Gn the Commonwealth it is Uuite common to mi' beer
with sweet drinks. A *:@*: mi'ture o) beer and !prite or
9p is called a Dbeer shand#K. Lingerbeer is a
carbonated so)t drink sold in cans like an# other soda"
and is ,<T alcohol" but is mi'ed *:@*: with real beer.
Another common mi' is the D5ime [ 5agerK N a shot o)
lime cordial is mi'ed into a beer.
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Gncidentall#" !prite or 9p in the Commonwealth is
called lemonade while lemonade in the !A is a
homemade drink made )rom real lemons" sugar and
water. Ask )or lemonade in the Commonwealth and #ou
will get a drink that is labeled 5emonade on the can
but will taste just like !prite.
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Het is een Amerikaanse gewoonte om grote hoeveelheden ijs in je drinken
te doen. Gn de Commonwealth worden =el)s )risdranken niet geserveerd
met ijs" o) hoogstens met \\n o) twee blokjes. Gn Amerika worden
)risdranken pas ingeschonken nadat het glas voor minstens de hel)t o) ]
gevuld is met ijs.
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>ost people in the Commonwealth like to
have a DlocalK. This is a bar close to home
or work that the# visit on a regular basis.
The# know ever#one there and ever#one
there knows them. A home awa# )rom
home the# visit to see )riends or just to sit
and read a book while having a Uuiet beer.
Irinking alcohol on a regular basis in
Commonwealth countries is prett# much a
wa# o) li)e.
>ore o)ten than not the average person will consume some )orm o) alcohol
ever# single da# o) their li)e N even i) it is just a Uuick beer at their local
pub on the wa# home or a glass o) wine while watching TP. $eople in the
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!A who consume alcohol on a dail# basis would be regarded as
alcoholics.
Gn the Commonwealth it is ver# common to bu# QroundsQ o) drinks at a bar
where each person takes a turning in pa#ing )or the drinks o) ever#one
else in their group. This does certainl# encourage more drinkingT
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#ot +e'erages
Americans take their cofee ver# seriousl# and
the thought o) drinking instant cofee is about as
appeti=ing as drinking to'ic wasteT ;ew ! homes
have electric kettles" while no home is without a
cofee %lter machine. Gn the Commonwealth"
instant cofee is more common than its %ltered
version and regarded as Uuite acceptable and
would not raise e#ebrows when served to guests.
Tea" on the other hand" in the Commonwealth is a
hot drink served with sugar and milk and is a
dail# staple.
Tea in America is drunk cold with ice and sugar. The onl# warm tea
Americans drink is herbal tea /which incidentall# the# pronounce A 2erbal0.
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Break,ast and -sh and chi.s
Per# common in the K" %sh and
chips are bought )rom DchippiesK
and eaten out o) the paper with
#our hands. There is a chippie in
ever# village. !ometimes there are
even 7 or BT
Also ver# )amous in Britain is their t#pical
break)ast. 1hat does a traditional break)ast
consist o)3

Ti..ing
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Gn the Commonwealth it is normal to tip #our server 6:?. Gn the !A 6*?
is the norm and 7:? in large cities such as ,ew Cork. Gn Australia tipping is
not the norm at all.
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The s.eed at which we eat
5isten to #our teacher and summari=e what he sa#s.
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How to pla#3
Teams are made up o) 66 pla#ers each. The#
pla# with a ball slightl# smaller than a
baseball and a bat shaped like a paddle. Two
batters stand in )ront o) wickets" set about 7:
metres apart. Each wicket consists o) three
wooden rods /stumps0 pushed into the
ground" with two small pieces o) wood /bails0
balanced on top.
A member o) the opposing team /the bowler0 throws the ball towards one
o) the batters" who must hit the ball so that it does not knock a bail o) the
wicket. G) the ball travels )ar enough" the two batters run back and )orth
between the wickets while the %elders on the opposing team tr# to catch
the ball. The game is scored according to the number o) runs" which is the
number o) times the batters e'changed places.
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Because the Britains have a DpubFmentalit#K" a local bar that the# call
their second home" a lot o) sports that can be pla#ed inside are )amous too
in Britain. The two most )amous are darts and snooker. Gn America the
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Here are "ome 1# 1act" a( mi"#(er"ta(i/" 1rom act#a&
8eo8&e:
There are those phrases that are the same but have
totall# diferent meanings resulting in severe
misunderstandings. Take )or instance the phrase
Qknock upQ. Gn the !A this means get a girl
pregnant while in the K it means knock on
someoneZs doorT Gmagine someone )rom the K in
America at a con)erence. <n meeting in a hotel
lobb# )or break)ast" an American asks the
Englishman i) a )ellow )emale delegate had come
down )or break)ast #et. Gt would be Uuite natural )or
the Englishman to repl#A Q,o" but G did knock her up
this morningTQ
Another e'ample is the slang word Q)agQ. Gn
the Commonwealth" a )ag is slang )or a
cigarette" while in the !A the same word is
slang )or a ga# manT
The word QrubberQ means an eraser in the
Commonwealth but re)ers to a condom in the
!A... so an English student in an American
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American student and ask to borrow their
rubberT
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>uch the same applies to the word QpissedQ. Gn America this means angr#
while in the Commonwealth pissed means drunk. G recall the occasion
when m# boss at that time /who was )rom Britain0 and G /then still )rom
!outh A)rica0 were in the ! on business and were taken out one evening
b# a junior associate )rom the local ! oSce. Having wa# too much to
drink" in the cab returning to our hotel" m# boss repeatedl# announced
that he was Q!oooo pissedQ. This elicited much alarm )rom our American
associate who kept on asking" Q1h#" whatZs wrongQ3 To which m# boss
eUuall# misunderstood and responded" QThereZs nothing wrong with being
pissed.Q And the response to that" o) courseA Q<h" G agree thereZs nothing
wrong with it" but wh# are #ou so pissed3Q And so it went on" and on" until
%nall#" having gotten over m# %ts o) laughter" G e'plained to them that
the# had been talking cross purposes )or the entire cab rideT
1hat o) course makes this even more complicated is the English sa#ingA
QTaking the piss out o) someoneQ. This bears no resemblance at all to
getting drunk" nor getting angr#" nor even urinatingT. This simpl# means
making )un o) someoneT
Then there was the time another boss /a Te'an
this time0 was coming to visit me in !an
;rancisco" recentl# a)ter G moved to the !A. <n
asking )or directions )rom the airport G told him to
take highwa# 8:. <) course" G pronounced this the
English wa#A EighFTEE" instead o) the American
wa#A EighFIEE . Being American" he
misunderstood m# Qeight#Q to be QATQ and spent
7 hours totall# lost looking )or some nonFe'istent
road called Highwa# AT. 1ell" he was e'pecting
8: to sound like EighFIEE not EighFTEE" so who
could blame him3
Some ot%er itere"ti/ (i+erece":
A billion in the Commonwealth is a trillion in the !A.
Gn Britain" most shoppers bag their own groceries while in the !A
most do not.
American television is much more QcensoredQ and conservative than
in the Commonwealth. ;or e'ample" a womanZs breasts will not be
shown on network or basic cable TP" neither will an# )orm o) swear
words be heard. Gn the Commonwealth it is not uncommon to see
nakedness or hear QbadQ words on network TP F and here we even
include Canada" who lean ver# much toward their true
Commonwealth nature in this respect.
1hat o) course is interesting is the )act that these strong moralistic
values are not imposed upon premium cable channels /such as HB<"
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!tar= and !howtime" who will show all o) the above and ><&ET0
meaning that #ou CA, view whatever #ou want just so long as #ou
are prepared to pa# )or itT
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The wa# words are spelled in America difers
substantiall# )rom the Commonwealth" this is
believed to originate )rom the 1ar o)
Gndependence when Americans began changing
things in order to be diferent )rom the British F
this is also wh# Americans eat diferentl# with a
kni)e and )ork.
Canada" although part o) the British
Commonwealth" has been in(uenced b# its
American neighbor and has a kind o) a pick and
choose attitude with spelling" some words are
spelled the American wa# and some the English
wa#.
The /U0 's. /0 di1erence
DFourK in the Commonwealth is replaced with just DForK in the !A.
E'amplesA
Am' E/' $r' E/' Am' E/' $r' E/'
E'ceptionA
<) course there are e'ceptions to this ruleA DLlamour is not spelled
glamorK
The *ZE 's. *2E di1erence
DFiseK in the Commonwealth is replaced with just DFi=eK in the !A.
Also" DFisationK is replaced with DFi=ationK.
E'amplesA
Am' E/' $r' E/' Am' E/' $r' E/'
E'ceptionA
<nce again" Americans make e'ceptions to this ruleA
Advertise is not spelled adverti=e and compromise is not spelled
compromise.
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DFreK in the Commonwealth is replaced with just DFerK in the !A.
Also" DFisationK is replaced with DFi=ationK.
E'amplesA
Am' E/' $r' E/' Am' E/' $r' E/'
E'ceptionA
There is a new trend in America now to DmisspellK certain o) these words
in order to give a sense o) e'clusivit#" such as DtheatreK and DcentreK.
The do(+le letter 's. single letter di1erence
DFllK in the Commonwealth is replaced with just DFlK in the !A. !ame with
DtK.
E'amplesA
Am' E/' $r' E/' Am' E/' $r' E/'
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!lang is the 2streetFlanguage. people use in ever#da# li)e. !lang not onl#
difers between the !A and the Commonwealth" but also between
Commonwealth countries. <n the ne't page #ou can %nd an impression o)
some basic slang words" in American English" British English" Australian
and !outh A)rican English. Bear in mind that slang changes constantl#.
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mea"
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,NITE5
KING5O*
A,STRALIA
SO,TH
AHRI-A
1hat #ou are Cank $om" 5ime# Aussie Boer" !outie
1here #ou live The !tates Blighte#
Iown nder"
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Essa# /!.A.0
Hello
Hi" howZre #a
doinZ3 1a==up3
ZEllo" love.
How= #a
LZda#" >ate How=it3
LoodFb#e
!ee #a" !o
5ong" 5ater"
5ate
Cheerio" Gn a
bit
Cheers Ciao /chow0
1hen
!urprised
Hot IA>,T ,o
1a#T !hut pT
Hol# !mokeT
<h m# goshT
<h m# LodT
Blood# HE55T
Blood# <ATHT
Crike#T Bugger
meT
Blik=emTT
JislikeT
1hen Angr#"
pset
Lod damn itT
Bummed outT
BuggerT
BuggerT
!odding hellT
!od thatT
Ag no" >anT
1hen showing
approval
Cou go" girlT"
AlrightT CoolT
&ight onT
Lood on #erT"
All good then
BargainT >ooiT
1hen
thanking
someone
Thanks Ta" mateT Cheers" >ate !hot" manT
when making
)un o)
someone
Just kidding
Taking the piss
out o)
Bagging @
Bo# Lu#" Iude Bloke" lad Bloke <ke
Lirl Chick" Lal Bird" lass !heila Cherr#
Cra=#
,uts" Bonkers"
kook#
<f #er head
Berko" ,uts"
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!ometimes the people in the !A and the K use entirel# diferent words
)or the same objects. Take a look at )ollowing list.
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The Commonwealth o) ,ations" commonl# known as the Commonwealth /also"
the British Commonwealth0" is an intergovernmental organisation o) *B member
states that were mostl# territories o) the )ormer British Empire. Mueen Eli=abeth GG
is head o) the Commonwealth
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nited !tates o) America E *: states
!tates E
Alabama
Alaska
Ari=ona
Arkansas
Cali)orni^
Colorado
Connecticut
Ielaware
;lorida
Leorgia
Hawaii
Gdaho
Gllinois
Gndiana
Gowa
Kansas
Kentuck#
5ouisiana
>aine
>ar#land
>assachusetts
>ichigan
>innesota
>ississippi
>issouri
>ontana
,ebraska
,evada
,ew Hampshire
,ew Jerse#
,ew >e'ico
,ew Cork
,orth Carolina
,orth Iakota
<hio
<klahoma
<regon
$enns#lvania
&hode Gsland
!outh Carolina
!outh Iakota
Tennessee
Te'as
tah
Permont
Pirginia
1ashington
1ashington IC
1est Pirginia
1isconsin
1#oming
nited Kingdom E England" !cotland" 1ales and ,orthern Greland
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T%e $rit" are ca&&e( JLime4"=
5ime#s was a pejorative" )or the British" originall# re)erring to their sailors. The
term is believed to derive )rom 5ime /)ruit0" re)erring to the &o#al ,av# and
>erchant ,av# practice o) suppl#ing lime juice to British sailors to prevent scurv#.
The term is thought to have originated in the Caribbean in the 689:s.
T%e E/&i"% are ca&&e( JPom"= or JPommie"=
Another theor# is that $<> is a shortened acron#m o) $risoner o) His@Her
>ajest# /$<H>0. As man# o) AustraliaZs %rst settlers were convicts"
sentenced to transportation" this theor# holds that upon arrival in the
countr# the# would be given a uni)orm with $<H> embla=oned on the
back" and that convicts with an e'tended sta# on Australian soil would no
longer have to wear the shirt and would o)ten re)er to newer entrants into
the countr# as Q$ohmm#sQ. <ther suggestions hold that $<> is a diferent
acron#m" such as Q$risoner o) >other EnglandQ or Q$ort o) >elbourneQ.
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T%e America" are ca&&e( JAa0"= or JAa0ee"=
used de)eating applied living recorded began
T%e Ne. Mea&a(er" are ca&&e( JKi.i"=
t%e name 0i.i was made )amous b# a brand o) boot polish called 20i.i="
developed b# an a#"tra&ia .i&&iam ram"e4. i 6O6: ram"a4 returned
to a#"tra&ia )rom e. Nea&a( a)ter marr#ing aie mee0 o) timar#. i
me&3o#re ram"a4 developed his own brand o) boot polish. i need o) a
name )or his boot polish he settled on a e. Nea&a( s#mbol N the kiwi/a
(ightless bird )ound in e. Nea&a(0.
(#ri/ .or&( .ar GG the 3riti"% arm# ordered a large shipment o) the
Kiwi Boot $olish. b# the end o) the war" the e. Nea&a(er soldiers were
known as kiwis. the name 0i.i has stuck ever since.
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(i+erece E in the K" the# drive on the le)t side o) the road
rea"o E Gn 6OO8" archaeologists )ound a wellFpreserved track leading to a
&oman Uuarr# near !windon" England. The grooves in the road on the le)t side
/viewed )acing down the track awa# )rom the Uuarr#0 were much deeper than
those on the right side. These grooves suggest that the &omans drove on the le)t"
at least in this location" since carts would e'it the Uuarr# heavil# loaded" and
enter it empt#.
!ome historians" such as C. ,orthcote $arkinson" believed that ancient
travellers on horseback generall# rode on the le)t side o) the road. As more
people are rightFhanded" a horseman would thus be able to hold the reins
with his le)t hand and keep his right hand )ree_to ofer in )riendship to
passing riders or to de)end himsel) with a sword" i) necessar#.
The histor# o) the keepFle)t rule can be tracked back to ancient Lreece"
Eg#pt and &ome" and was more widel# practised than rightFside traSc.
Ancient Lreeks" Eg#ptians and &omans adhered to the le)t side while
marching their troops. G) two men riding on horseback were to start a %ght"
each would edge toward the le)t. Thus" the# would be able to draw swords
)rom their right and uphold a de)ensive position.
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AT* E geldautomaat
pharmac# AT> ;uneral home
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P' G-K
penn# Abraham 5incoln golden
dollar
!acagawea /led 5ewis
and Clark e'pedition0
nickel Thomas Jeferson 6 dollar Leorge 1ashington
dime ;ranklin I. &oosevelt 7 dollar Thomas Jeferson
Uuarter Leorge 1ashington @
the /bald0 eagle
* dollar Abraham 5incoln
hal)Fdollar John ;. Kenned# 7: dollar 1hite House
silver
dollar
!usan B. Anthon#
/)ought )or women and
civil rights0
6:: dollar Benjamin ;ranklin
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a )amous scientist E I"aac Ne.to
a )amous nurse E H&orece Ni/%ti//a&e
a )amous writer" poet" pla# writer E 6i&&iam S%a0e"8eare
a )amous writer E -%ar&e" 5ic0e"
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Ici/ 4o#r (ri0"
Having large Uuantities o) ice in one.s drink is ver# much an American
practice. Even coldrinks /sodas0 in the Commonwealth are mostl# served
without ice" or at the ver# most perhaps with a cube or two. Gn the !A
so)t drinks are poured onl# a)ter the glass has been %lled at least hal) to
three Uuarters with ice.
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Gngredi^nten die vaak in een Engels ontbijt worden gevonden =ijnA /tussen
haakjes is illustratie0
$aco
/Black pudding /bloedworst0 0
6or"tje" ) "a#"a/e"
Ge3a00e ei ) 3a0e( e//
6itte 3oe i tomate"a#" ) 3a0e( 3ea"
Toa"t met 3oter9 jam9 marme&a(e o1 %oi/
/>uSns o) scones0
/Hash browns /aardappelpannenkoekjes0
/Bubble and sUueak /opgebakken groentenstamppot0 0
/Lebakken tomaat0
/Lebakken champignons0
/!au=en als tomatenketchup en brown sauce /=oals H$ !auce0 0
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T%e "8ee( at .%ic% .e eat
American restaurants are almost without e'ception Qeat" pa# and get outta
hereQ establishments. A table would be t#picall# turned over * or 6 times
in an evening. !tarters /appeti=ers0 are rushed out within *F6: minutes o)
arrival and the main course is served immediatel#. The check is brought as
soon as the plates are cleared. An average visit to an American restaurant
is between +* minutes and an hour. <nce again this is a generali=ation"
there A&E e'ceptions to this rule" so donZt go writing nast# eFmails to meTT
Gn the Commonwealth a group o) )riends going to a restaurant will
invariabl# be there )or the entire evening. A sta# o) 7F+ hours in the
restaurant would not be considered unusual. >ain courses can be held
back until the part# calls )or them F there could be as much as an hour
break between courses. <nce the meal is complete the check is seldom
brought until the guests ask )or it. 1hich could be a )ew hours later as the
part# will continue to sit" drink and sociali=e at the table" sometimes until
the wee hours.
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,ame some o) England.s most )amous teamsA
Arsenal" Aston Pilla" Cardif Cit#" Chelsea" Everton" ;ulham"
5iverpool" >anchester Cit#" >anchester nited" ,ewcastle
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Gn American )ootball" the winner is the team that has scored the most
points at the end o) the game. There are multiple wa#s to score in a
)ootball game.
The touchdown" worth si' points" is the most valuable scoring pla# in
American )ootball. A touchdown is scored when a live ball is advanced into"
caught in" or recovered in the end =one o) the opposing team. The scoring
team then attempts a tr# or conversion" more commonl# known as the
point/s0Fa)terFtouchdown /$AT0" which is a single scoring opportunit#. A $AT
is attempted )rom the twoF or threeF#ard line" depending on the level o)
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pla#. G) scored b# a placekick or dropkick through the goal posts" it is worth
one point" and is t#picall# called the e'tra point. G) it is scored b# what
would normall# be a touchdown" it is called the twoFpoint conversion and is
worth two points. ,o points are awarded on a )ailed e'tra point or twoF
point conversion attempt. Gn general" the e'tra point is almost alwa#s
success)ul in pro)essional pla# and is slightl# less success)ul at amateur
levels" while the twoFpoint conversion is a much riskier pla# with a higher
probabilit# o) )ailure.
A %eld goal" worth three points" is scored when the ball is placekicked or
dropkicked through the uprights and over the crossbars o) the de)enseZs
goalposts. A)ter a $AT attempt or success)ul %eld goal the scoring team
must kick the ball of to the other team. A sa)et# is worth two points and is
scored b# the de)ense. Gt occurs when the ball carrier is tackled in his own
end =one. A)ter a sa)et# has been scored" the team that conceded the
sa)et# must return the ball to the scoring team via a )ree kick" which in
pro)essional )ootball o)ten resembles a punt.
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ro.i/ 8o&o /o&1
America also has a sport that the# like more than the BritainsA
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T%e O,R !er"#" OR (i+erece
Am' E/' $r' E/' Am' E/' $r' E/'
,eighbor ,eighbour Harbor Harbour
Color Colour 5abor 5abour
T%e ISE !er"#" IME (i+erece
Am' E/' $r' E/' Am' E/' $r' E/'
&eali=e &ealise <rgani=ation <rganisation
Emphasi=e Emphasise &evitali=ation &evitalisation
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T%e RE !er"#" ER (i+erece
Am' E/' $r' E/' Am' E/' $r' E/'
>eter >etre Center Centre
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Theater Theatre
T%e (o#3&e &etter !er"#" "i/&e &etter (i+erece
Am' E/' $r' E/' Am' E/' $r' E/'
Traveling Travelling $aneling $anelling
Targeting Targetting &eveling &evelling
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