There are a number of UK/European English vs. American English
variations, and some of them are famous (like 'Lift' vs. 'Elevator'
and 'Flat' vs. 'Apartment', 'Trunk' vs. 'Boot'). There are also a
whole bunch of ones that are both less well known and sometimes will
throw an American off, if you don't stop and think for a moment:
American: Take Out (food)
UK: Take Away (food)
American (at a supermarket or grocer): Do you have any apples?
UK: Do you do any apples?
American: Shall I call you at work?
UK: Shall I ring you at work?
American: And that's all there is. Period.
UK: And that's all there is. Full stop.
Except for the third example, (which I could see if you are designing
a computer-integrated telephony system) these probably won't show up
in your work, but it could happen.
The lesson here is that famous George Bernard Shaw quote: "England and
America are two countries separated by the same language."
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