Difference between revisions of "English terminology"
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| large vehicle || truck || lorry | | large vehicle || truck || lorry | ||
| − | |-| small room that goes up || elevator || lift | + | |- |
| − | |-|knocked up || made [[pregnant]] || tapped on door (like "rang up") | + | |small room that goes up || elevator || lift |
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| + | |knocked up || made [[pregnant]] || tapped on door (like "rang up") | ||
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Revision as of 20:49, December 31, 2007
Many English words vary in meaning "across the pond". American English terms often have different meanings from their counterparts in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
| term | American meaning | UK meaning |
| large vehicle | truck | lorry |
| small room that goes up | elevator | lift |
| knocked up | made pregnant | tapped on door (like "rang up") |