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Make a list of items that are referred to differently in British and American English, for example, 'lift' (BE) 'elevator' (AmE).

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Few words which are spelled differently in British and American English are:

Barrister (BE) : Attorney (AE)
The cinema (BE) : The movies (AE)
Flat (BE) : Apartment (AE)
Holiday (BE) : Vacation (AE)
Lavatory (BE) : Bathroom (AE)
Lift (BE) : Elevator (AE)
Favour (BE) : Favor (AE)
Wardrobe (BE) : Dresser (AE)
Barrister (BE) : Lawyer (AE)
Windscreen (BE) : Wind shield (AE)

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पाठ 1.6: The Third and Final Continent - Language Work [पृष्ठ ८४]

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एनसीईआरटी English Woven Words (Elective) Class 11

पाठ 1.6 The Third and Final Continent
Language Work | Q 4 | पृष्ठ ८४

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Fill in each of the numbered blanks with the correct form of the word given in brackets. Do not copy the passage, but write in the correct serial order the word or phrase appropriate to the blank space.

Example :

(0) roamed

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(B) In all .................................................................................

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Naught man could do,have I left undone:
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