Divided by a Common Language A Guide to British and American English

Name: Divided by a Common Language A Guide to British and American English
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ISBN: 9780618911622

ISBN-10: 0618911626

ISBN-13: 9780618911622

Edition: 2007

Authors: Christopher Davies

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Wondering what you'll get if you order toad in the hole in a London cafe? Unable to suss out what British people are saying? Then mug up on your British English with Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English. Author Christopher Davies explains hundreds of potentially difficult expressions and discusses the differences in pronunciation, spelling, and vocabulary between British and American English. Two large glossaries help travelers translate easily from one variety of English to the other. With Divided by a Common Language in hand, you'll be able to leap the language gap between the US and the UK with confidence. Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 9/26/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.56" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

CHRISTOPHER DAVIES was born and raised in England and spent several years living in Australia and New Zealand. In 1980 he settled in Florida. The many unfamiliar expressions and pronunciations that he encountered in American English led him to write Divided by a Common Language.



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Guide to Pronunciation and Other Symbols Used



How Did British and American English Become So Different?


Some Answers


The Industrial Revolution


Countries that Enriched the American Language


Pronouncing British Place Names



Tips for the Tourist


At the Airport


At the Hotel



Practical Information


Automobiles


Gasoline (Petrol)


Telephones



For the Technically Minded


Plumbing


Electricity



Institutions and Services


The Postal System


Banking


The Currency


Restaurants


Bars


Shopping


Pronunciation of Food Names


Some Different Cooking Measurements


Groceries Known by Different Names


Clothing and Shoes Known by Different Names


Schools


Health Care


The Political Systems


Museums


The Theatre



Differences in Customs and Etiquette



Transportation



Pronunciation and Grammar



Spelling



Sundry Terms


Some Different Furnishing Terms


Some Different Terms for Tools


Some Different Medical Terms


Carnival (Funfair) Terms


Some Different Gardening Terms



What Not to Say



Idioms and Expressions



Notes on Symbols and Abbreviations



Miscellaneous Information



UK-US Lexicon



US-UK Lexican



Explanations



Other Varieties of English


Canada


Australia


New Zealand


South Africa



Cockney Rhyming Slang


Afterword


Index