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It is often said that Britain and America are two countries [[Separated by a Common Language|divided by a common language]]. For your perusal, here are some American terms that may be lost on tropers from British or Commonwealth countries. And so we begin!
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** And elevators, those things that you put in the back of your shoes, are called "lifts."
** '''Electric Steetcars''' are the equivelent of a "tram" or "trolly"—a bus that runs on rails or wires. They are occasionally thought of as the types of cable cars that run in San Francisco, but that is not the correct term for them. A "tram" is an interchangeable word for either. Tourist trolleys are considered different vehicles, and are called "trolley replicas".
* '''Gasoline''' or '''gas''' is what fuels cars in America, not "petrol." Filling a car's fuel tank is sometimes called "gassing up," and to tell the driver to press down on the accelerator pedal you can say "give 'er the gas."
* '''[French] fries''' (No one actually calls them
** '''[potato] chips.''' are "crisps" (confused yet?) Fish and chips ''is'' generally referred to as fish and chips, however, but otherwise "chips" will always mean "crisps". Or is it the other way round....
*** And if you get asked "Would you like fries with your fish and chips?" by the waitstaff, feel free to mock them - they should know better.
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[[Category:English language]]
[[Category:Useful Notes/The United States]]
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