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August 20 - August 23, 2022
to hospital?’
Americans say " to the hospital"
‘Quieten down.’
Americans say " Quiet down".
programmes.
Americans say " programs"
neighbourhood
Americans say "neighborhood".
maths
Americans say "math".
as soon as.’
Americans would say "as soon as possible" or something similar.
Moira decides to give hers a miss. Taking Lizzie’s cup, she fits it inside hers and puts them both in the bin.
If Moira did not finish her drink, putting the other cup inside hers would cause a spill. The sentence should read. " Putting her cup inside Lizzie's..."
Her
This pronoun is the subject of the sentence. It should be She.
hospitalised.’
American spelling is hospitalized
from hospital
From the hospital
opposite side of the Ocean Mist district to Seahorse
Americans say different from, not different to
burglarised.’
American is burglarized
beetroot
Americans just say "beet".
burglarised
Americans write burgarlized
burglarised
Ibib
in a different district to the casino?
Using "different to" here is correct as the speaker is British and that is what they say.
1.03 a.m.
Even though Americans write 3:00 AM, this is acceptable as it us the British Moira's narrative.
joking about
Americans say "joking around". Even though this is Phillip's narrative, the person speaking is American.
