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American-British
Glossary
Smoothing transatlantic
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Index
of Americanisms |
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B C D E
F G H
I J
K L M N
O P Q
R S T
U V W
X Y Z
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American
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British
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| vacation |
holiday (leave of absence) |
| valance |
pelmet |
| van |
people
carrier |
| VCR
(video cassette recorder) |
video
[colloq.] (in UK this term can refer
to both machine and cassette) |
| vest |
waistcoat |
| veteran
(war) |
ex-serviceman,
ex-servicewoman |
| Veteran Day |
Remembrance
Day/Sunday |
| vice
president (VP) human resources |
human
resources director |
| vice
president (VP) marketing |
marketing
director |
| vice
president (VP) research |
research
director |
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A
B C D E
F G H
I J
K L M N
O P Q
R S T
U V W
X Y Z
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