Are these sentences British or American English?
Decide by means of the other words in the sentences if the words in brackets
are British or American.
- I’d like a pair of these
(pyjamas / pajamas) and this bathrobe.
- After Joe Bloggs was fired, he
went to an off-license to buy (hard liquor / spirits); he got a bottle of
(whisky / whiskey)
- When the man got home, he found
his mom at the stove frying some (mince / hamburger meat) in the skillet.
- He poured himself a whisky and told
his wife he had decided to take a (two-week / fortnight’s) (holiday /
vacation).
- I put in near a gallon of water
and cleaned the (windshield / windscreen) with a rag that I kept in the
trunk.
- Dan Phillips is a commercial
traveller with an aluminium company, Smith & Jones (Ltd. / Inc)
- Last week the President gave
John is second pay (raise / rise) this year, along with some fringe
benefits.
- Peter was given a brand new
state car by the firm, with a free space in the company (parking lot / car
park) to put it in.
- Hello! Is this the Palace Movie
Theater? Are you showing the (film / movie) “The French Lieutenant’s
Woman”?
- I’d like to (reserve / book)
four seats in the centre stalls for the evening performance on 5th
October.
KEY
- pajamas
- spirits / whisky
- hamburger meat
- fortnight’s / holiday
- windshield
- Ltd.
- raise
- car park
- movie
- book
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