American vs. British: Truck Or Lorry? Elevator Or Lift?


	American vs. British: Truck Or Lorry? Elevator Or Lift?

kwonsu

4-25-2007 8:13 AM

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kwonsu says:

Temporarily in London, being a non-native English speaker used to the American way of talking, sometimes, when hearing English people I found myself lost between the different accent and vocabulary.

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4-25-2007 11:57 AM

rpcutts

Braces is a poor example.
It is used in British English.

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