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British-American
Glossary
Smoothing transatlantic
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Index
of Briticisms |
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B C D E
F G H
I J
K L M N
O P Q
R S T
U V W
X Y Z
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| early closing |
shop staying closed one afternoon a week |
| earth
(n.) (v.)
(electrical) |
ground |
| earth
wire |
ground
wire |
| economy class (esp. on
airliner) |
coach class |
| elastic band |
rubber band |
| eleven,
an (n.) |
soccer or cricket team |
| elevenses |
mid-morning coffee
or tea taken around 11 |
| elk |
moose |
| embankment |
bank |
| en
suite (facilities) |
private
bath/shower & WC (in hotel room) |
| endive,
curly endive |
chicory,
chicory crown |
| engaged (of a telephone line or
a toilet) |
busy
or occupied |
| engine driver (on a train) |
engineer |
| envisage |
envision |
| entrée |
appetizer;
if the meal is a very formal one, an entrée is
a dish served between the fish and meat courses |
| equal
opportunities |
affirmative
action (program of positive discrimination) |
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estate (housing estate) |
housing
development, subdivision |
| estate (type of car) |
station wagon |
| estate agent |
realtor, real estate agent/broker |
| evening classes
(after-work adult education) |
night school
(even if it's still broad daylight!) |
| excavator (mechanical digger) |
backhoe |
| excess
(insurance term) |
deductible |
| ex-directory |
when your phone number is unlisted |
| exercise book |
notebook |
| exhibit [n.] |
exhibited item |
| exhibition (collection of exhibits) |
exhibit |
| expiry date |
expiration date |
| ex-serviceman,
ex-servicewoman |
veteran |
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