American English: fanny pack

3. When flying, American English speakers would take 'an airplane', but what would British English speakers take?

a) An aireplane

b) An aeroplane

c) An heirplane

d) An aeiroplane

4. Which word means 'a walking route under a road' in British English, but 'an underground train system' in American English?

a) Underway

b) Subway

c) Underwalk

d) Subpass

5. If for some reason an American English speaker and a British English speaker need to go to court, who will they hire to represent them?

a) British English: a lawyer

American English: a solicitor

b) British English: an attorney

American English: a lawyer

c) British English: a barrister

American English: an attorney

d) British English: a solicitor

American English: a barrister

6. In American English these tasty potato snacks are known as 'chips' and 'French fries', but what are they called in British English?

a) Nachos and crisps

b) Chips and hash browns

c) Flakes and frites

d) Crisps and chips

答案 1) a, 2) d, 3) b, 4) b, 5) c, 6) d.

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