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for questions specifically related to the English language as spoken and written in the United Kingdom.
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What is the British version of "jaywalk"?
As others have said, there is no specific law governing crossing the road in the UK, so there is no clear equivalent. The emphasis in both education and the law is on crossing safely.
The Highway Code …
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How to explain, "listen" has 5 sounds while its pronunciation is `/ˈlɪsn/`? Why not 4 sounds?
How to explain, "listen" has 5 sounds while its pronunciation is /ˈlɪsn/?
The word is pronounced as two syllables, not a single syllable ending in a consonant cluster, so you need to have a second v …
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Position of stress in 3-letter-abbreviation: BBC and DVD
Somebody may come along later with better sources, but I think the reality here is that acronyms like this are often pronounced with fairly even stress, so marking a "correct" stress pattern is diffic …
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Do we say "it is on the news" in both American and British English?
As gotube's answer explains, there are some subtleties here.
In general, we say that something is "in a newspaper or magazine", but "on the television or radio". This extends to phrases like "his phot …
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