英美大不同 300个英国人不说的单词

1、英美大不同 300个英国人不说的单词2015年01月27日11:59  英美大不同 300个英国人不说的单词British and American English often spell the same word differently, for example: labour/labor, enthrall/enthral, or centre/center. You can find out more about these differences here。同一个单词在英式英语和美式英语中往往有不同的拼法，例如：labour/labor, enthrall/enthral,

2、 or centre/center。There are also many cases in which the two varieties of English use different terms to describe the same thing. Heres a list of various British words and expressions together with their American equivalents。还有许多时候，同一件事物在英式和美式英语中有不同的词语来描述。请看下面的列表。 British EnglishAmerican Englis

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