There are many British words which are different to American words. For example: • A lorry is a slimmer truck. • A lift is an elevator. • A fortnight is two weeks. • A chemist is a person who works in a drugstore. • A dual carriageway is a freeway. Lisa and Sofia Efthymiou‚ an American mum and daughter‚ have listed below a few of the differences between British and American words. Visit also our Glossary of British Words We have arranged the words in categories to make
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Stocks have given the highest yield over the past seventy years. The real challenge is to find a stock that is both profitable and safe‚ which I do using fundamental analysis. My long term strategy looks at ways to measure the safety of companies. In a world with dozens of startups erupting every day‚ the company must have a large market cap to ensure dominance over the industry. In addition‚ the company should have a modest P/E ratio‚ one of at least less than the average P/E ratio in the sector
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Introduction The aim of this report is to understand the consumer’s behaviour and consumer’s perception on IKEA home office furniture and market strategies in terms of brand awareness‚ design‚ price and service. As the consultants of IKEA Company we found from the secondary research that the number of self employed people at home increasing steadily and most of them work at home (Mintel report 2006). The market trend is that people working at home‚ with technological advances and more businesses
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Contents Introduction 3 1 Historical review of British and American English 5 1.1 History of English language 5 1.2 History of American English 9 1.3 American and British have changed and go on changing 11 2 Differences between modern British and modern American English 14 2.1 Lexical difference between American and British English 14 2.2 Grammatical difference between American and British English 18 2.3 Spelling differences between American and British English 24 Conclusion 27 Bibliography 29
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Pestel analysis : Banking sectorPresentation Transcript * 1. PESTEL ANALYSIS- BANKING SECTOR ABHINAV SAINI AKANKSHYA BISHWAL BIPIN KUMAR GAURAV SHARMA PANKIT MAHENDRU RISHIKA MAHESHWARI * 2. The banking system remains‚ as always‚ the most dominant segment of thefinancial sector. Indian banks continue to build on their strengths under theregulators watchful eye and hence‚ have emerged stronger. The banking sector in India has made significant progress in the last five years –the growth is
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Australia to be nothing more than a British colony whose national identity was virtually the same as the British. During this period of Australia’s history‚ our modes of entertainment‚ food‚ fashion‚ sporting culture and our social values and attitudes were largely dictated by British culture. One of the most significant changes to have taken place in Australian society since the end of WWII‚ has been its drift towards American‚ rather than British culture. As the American way of life was projected further
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SEK. Many mergers have happened and more changes are bound to happen. Write an essay pointing out the PEST-factors you find having a strong impact and causing these changes in the car industry. Also‚ reflect on the changes you think will happen in the years to come. 1.Introduction [1] PEST analysis is a process of checking and analyzing information relating to the environment. The PEST analysis is a useful tool for understanding market growth or decline‚ and as such the position‚ potential and direction
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cameras and imaging technology. In particular‚ their lineup of DSLR cameras is recognized as one of the best in the world for digital photography. Yet‚ as in any technology-based industry‚ Nikon has its challenges to deal with. The following PESTEL analysis is an outline of the factors that impact these challenges. Political Japan’s political environment is very stable and has been for a long time. The country had encountered some hard times during the 1990’s but nothing to seriously affect the operational
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COUNTRY ANALYSIS - VIETNAM Political Examining the political situation of Vietnam is complex since country itself represent a colorful political history (Sterling‚ 2006). According to Thompson G (2009)‚ the policies of the current government operate under the name of communist‚ however‚ country’s government has a very positive attitude towards welcoming foreign direct investment (FDI) and developing Trade relations which are the opposite of the whole Communist systems. Vietnam government launched
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reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2009) | The English language was first introduced to the Americas by British colonization‚ beginning in 1607 in Jamestown‚ Virginia. Similarly‚ the language spread to numerous other parts of the world as a result of British trade and colonization elsewhere and the spread of the former British Empire‚ which‚ by 1921‚ held sway over a population of 470–570 million people‚ approximately a quarter of the world’s population at that time
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