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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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Now, within reason, Obama knows what to expect of each of them.
Obama's Week of Brilliant Stunts|Stanley Crouch|January 17, 2009|DAILY BEAST
I have never grudged you money within reason, for any avowable purpose; you had just to come to me and speak.
Tales and Fantasies|Robert Louis Stevenson
I would approve of most any method of stopping them—within reason!
The Range Boss|Charles Alden Seltzer
I'm ready to answer anything within reason, but perhaps I'd best take a seat while you're at it.
The Leader of the Lower School|Angela Brazil

Within reason you may even drop it a few times without harm.
The Romance of War Inventions|Thomas W. Corbin
That was what Stephen wanted, and what he wanted, within reason, he should have.
The House by the River|A. P. Herbert