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  2. Suspenders - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings daddy longlegs, daddy-long-legs crane fly: daddy long-legs spider: Opiliones: dead (of a cup, glass, bottle or cigarette) empty, finished with very, extremely ("dead good", "dead heavy", "dead rich") deceased

  4. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United ...

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    Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).

  5. Bracket - Wikipedia

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    and ) are parentheses / p ə ˈ r ɛ n θ ɪ s iː z / (singular parenthesis / p ə ˈ r ɛ n θ ɪ s ɪ s /) in American English, and either round brackets or simply brackets in British English. [1] [4] They are also known as "parens" / p ə ˈ r ɛ n z /, "circle brackets", or "smooth brackets". In formal writing, "parentheses" is also used ...

  6. Comparison of American and British English - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. She’s Growing Up! North West, 8, Debuts Braces in Adorable ...

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    North West Courtesy of Kim Kardashian/Instagram A big step! Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s eldest child, North, showed off her new braces for the first time, and her excitement was beyond cute.

  8. List of Braceface episodes - Wikipedia

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    Sharon's braces accidentally electrocute the walkie talkie while talking to the hockey guys and one of them insults Maria, causing Brock to defend her. Maria later get upset when the hockey team coach wants her to do an interview instead of Brock.

  9. Category:British English - Wikipedia

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    British English-language television shows (53 C, 6,384 P) Pages in category "British English" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.