British English (BrE)
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American English (AmE)
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999
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911
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Aerial
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Antenna
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Dialing code
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Area code
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Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
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National Security Agency (NSA)
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Hash mark
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Pound sign
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Mobile phone
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Cell phone
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Pay-as-you-go phone
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Prepaid phone
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Pylon
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Transmission Tower
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Telly/television
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Television/TV
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Video recorder
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VCR
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This post is really helpful, I am currently working in US and UK and I am really confuse in those terminology. Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteA Brit in the UK comments:
ReplyDelete1. It's GCHQ, not GCH, in popular usage
2. A pylon is used for carrying wires used for the distribution of mains electricity. Transmission (of radio or TV) uses structures that would be called towers or masts, depending on how they are built.