Лексикология английского языка. Practice Makes Perfect. Учебное пособие

Mean (adj.) – stingy in Britain, nasty, spiteful in the US; Lacquer (n.) – hair spray in Britain, wood vanish in the US;

Bathroom (n.) – a bath, washbasin and shower in Britain, a toilet in the US;

Gas (n.) – a clear substance like air in Britain, gas (gasoline) is what is they call petrol in the US;

Corn (n.) – all grain crops in Britain, maize in the US;

Biscuit (n.) – a small thin dry cake that is usually sweet and made for one person (American cookie), a type of bread that is baked in small round shapes in the US; hold-up (n.) – traffic jam in Britain, robbery at gunpoint in the US;

to table an item – to open it up for discussion in Britain, to remove from discussion or to delay discussion in the US.

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