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QUIZ
THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
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Accessibility: Expansions of abbreviations have been provided using the tag, and changes in language are marked.
Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I|Fleury de Chaboulon.Accessibility: Abbreviations have been expanded using the tag.
An Analysis of the Lever Escapement|H. R. Playtner