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The United States would gain all of the area east of the Mississippi River, north of Florida, and south of Canada. The northern boundary would be almost the same as today. The United States would gain fishing rights off the Atlantic coast of Canada, and agreed to allow British merchants and Loyalists to try to recover their property. It was a ...
British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and US President Ronald Reagan.Their strong bond epitomised UK–US relations in the late 20th century.. The Special Relationship is a term that is often used to describe the political, social, diplomatic, cultural, economic, legal, environmental, religious, military and historic relations between the United Kingdom and the United States or its ...
a type of minivan sold in the United States (see Dodge Caravan) caretaker (n.) one who takes care of a building, e.g. a school (US: janitor; cf. s.v. custodian) one put in charge of a farm after eviction of tenant one who takes care of someone or something stopgap government or provisional government
The leaders of the UK, US and Australia picked a moment when all of their time zones matched up to jointly announce a new defence partnership. Here is a look at what the pact entails and why some ...
In the UK, from is used with single dates and times more often than in the United States. British speakers and writers may say the new museum will be open from Tuesday, but Americans most likely say the new museum will be open starting or on Tuesday.
United Kingdom (UK) United States (US) Remarks annexe: annex: To annex is the verb in both British and American usage. However, the noun—an annex(e) of a building—is spelled with an -e at the end in the UK, but not in the US. Australia follows US usage. [51] apophthegm [135] apothegm [136]
The UK economy is once again under a microscope with a new prime minister in office and the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. The UK is ‘making exactly the same mistakes as they made in 2008 ...
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 ...