phonetics
What typically happens to the /r/ sound in the word card in Australian pronunciation?
The /r/ is not pronounced - it sounds like [ka:d] (non-rhotic)
How do people in NZE more often say "Ha выходных" - at the weekend or on the weekend?
More often "аt the weekend"
What is a popular Canadian tag question?
"Eh?"
What is the difference in spelling of the word "цвет" in American and British English?
American English spells it "color" (no "u"), while British English spells it "colour" (with "u")
In American English, is the /r/ sound pronounced at the end of the word car — yes or no?
Yes
Choose the correct option (BrE): She has just got / gotten a new job.
got
What do the British call "elevator"? →
Lift
Which spelling is correct in American English — colour or color?
color
The word "tomato" in Britain — /təˈmɑːtəʊ/ or /təˈmeɪtoʊ/ ?
/təˈmɑːtəʊ/
In British English, collective nouns (team, government) more often agree with the verb in the plural, while in American English — in the singular. True or false?
True
What does the Australian word "arvo" mean?
Afternoon
Which spelling is correct in Australian English — organisation or organization?"
organisation
Pronounce the word “my” as if you were to speak with the broad Australian accent
Open the brackets in accordance with the American grammar: “She (have+got) better”
She has gotten better
Decode the following and define which country’s English the words/phrases belong to:
1. I am a Canuck living in the six
2. When I was in Ottawa, I wanted to take a picture with the Mountie
1. I am (a/the) Canadian (person) living in Toronto
2. When I was in Ottawa, I wanted to take a picture with a representative of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Translate the Russian «килограмм» into American English and provide its spelling
kilogram
In British English (RP), the short vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/, and /æ/—as heard in the words *bit*, *bet*, and *bat*—maintain a relatively stable quality. In Canadian English, these three vowels have undergone a systematic shift, which distinguishes the Canadian variety from the American one. Name this process
Canadian Shift
British people use the preposition "at the weekend"; what preposition do Canadians and Americans use?
on
"Double-double" is a Canadian term referring to a coffee with two portions of cream and two portions of sugar (popularized by the Tim Hortons chain). Explain why this term has become a cultural marker of Canadian identity, and identify any British or American equivalents (if they exist) for this same way of ordering.
The term "double-double" has become a marker of Canadian identity because Tim Hortons is a national chain, and the construction itself—"double + double"—is a form of reduplication characteristic of Canadian colloquial English. There is no equivalent in Britain, where one would say "coffee with two sugars and two milks" (or "white coffee with two sugars"). In the United States, there is no set term either; people would say "coffee, two creams, two sugars." What makes "double-double" unique is that it functions as a compound term with a fixed order (cream first, then sugar—even though, logically, it should be the other way around), and it is not readily understood outside of Canada.
In Australian English, nouns are spelled with "-ce" and verbs with "-se": *defence* (noun) / *defend* (verb), *licence* (noun) / *license* (verb). Provide three such pairs of words and indicate which pair is the most common source of errors, even among native speakers.
defence/defend, licence/license, practice/practise, advice/advise, device/devise. The most common error involves *practice* vs. *practise*: in Australian English, *practice* is the noun and *practise* is the verb (e.g., "I practise law at my practice"). In American English, both are spelled *practice*. The same applies to *licence* vs. *license*; Australians often get these mixed up because, in the US, *license* is used for both.