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Suspenders (American English, Canadian English), or braces (British English, New Zealand English, Australian English) are fabric or leather straps worn over the shoulders to hold up skirts or trousers. The straps may be elasticated, either entirely or only at attachment ends, and most straps are of woven cloth forming an X or Y shape at the back.
the traditional bright red colour of a British pillar box (US: fire engine red or candy apple red) pillock (slang, derogatory) foolish person, used esp. in northern England but also common elsewhere. Derived from the Northern English term pillicock, a dialect term for penis, although the connection is rarely made in general use. pinch * to steal.
British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings gagging (especially as in gagging for it) desperate, especially for sex (colloquial) choking; fighting the urge to vomit ("that was so disgusting, I was gagging") gallon: 4.54609 litres (about 6/5 of US gallon) 3.78541 liters (about 5/6 of UK gallon)
British English (abbreviations: BrE, en-GB, and BE) [3] is the set of varieties of the English language native to the United Kingdom. [6] More narrowly, it can refer specifically to the English language in England, or, more broadly, to the collective dialects of English throughout the British Isles taken as a single umbrella variety, for instance additionally incorporating Scottish English ...
The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English (LDOCE), first published by Longman in 1978, [1] is an advanced learner's dictionary, providing definitions using a restricted vocabulary, helping non-native English speakers understand meanings easily. It is available in four configurations: Printed book; Premium online access
The traditional terminology is still used in some fee-paying schools in the United Kingdom and is commonly used in English-medium secondary schools in Hong Kong and Macau. [1] Publicly-funded secondary schools in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have their own standard terminologies for different educational stages, e.g. in England ...
Several pronunciation patterns contrast American and British English accents. The following lists a few common ones. Most American accents are rhotic, preserving the historical /r/ phoneme in all contexts, while most British accents of England and Wales are non-rhotic, only preserving this sound before vowels but dropping it in all other contexts; thus, farmer rhymes with llama for Brits but ...
Sharon and Alden's first date together falls apart when Sharon has to help out at Alden's family restaurant.Things get worse when Sharon gets her first period while rollerblading and Alden tries to call an ambulance (as Sharon thinks her menstrual cramps are the pangs from appendicitis), despite his voice changing.