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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Burger King vs. McDonald’s Burger King and McDonald’s are two of the most popular fast food restaurants and have been in competition for years. Both of the restaurants have been in business for over 50 years‚ though Burger King was started before McDonald’s. Burger King was established in 1953 as Insta-Burger based in Florida. The company ran into financial issues and was bought out by David Edgerton and James McLamore in 1954‚ and the name was then changed to Burger King and a year later‚ the king
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1. Ghaza is a word used to describe war during the Ottoman Empire that signified total Ottoman control and a strict obedience to Ottoman rule. The passage where Evliya visits Vienna is most related to this ideal of Ottoman domination. One of the very first things he sees when he arrives in Vienna are what he describes as “captives”. They are bound with shackles and are in the midst of grinding spices. Evliya describes them working as if “someone was holding a sword to their necks‚ in order to make
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NOTES ON FOOD PRESERVATION & PACKAGING FOR MSc STUDENTS By Prof C S Purushothaman – Feb 2013 HURDLE TECHNOLOGY The spoilage and poisoning of foods by micrnorgenisms is a problem that is not yet under adequate control‚ despite the range of preservation techniques available (e.g. freezing‚ blanching‚ pasteurizing and canning). In fact‚ the current Consumer demand for more natural and fresh-like foods‚ which urges food manufacturers to use only mild preservation techniques (e.g. refrigeration‚ modifed-atmosphere
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In the short story “A Matter of Taste” by Alex La Guma‚ several political issues are addressed. Race‚ socioeconomic status‚ education and experience‚ are all factors that are somehow brought up throughout this story. The thing that stands out the most‚ and really brings all of these factors together‚ is the idea that “more is left unsaid than said.” More is left unsaid than said; what does the statement really mean? To begin with‚ this idea is the theme to the structure of a lot of fictional writing
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For my project‚ I will be making tomato gravy. Although tomato gravy and tomato sauce share similar ingredients‚ tomato gravy is simmered with some type of meat such as meatballs‚ pork necks‚ sausage‚ poultry‚ or braciole (pronounced ‘bra-shol’) and is cooked for several hours giving it a thicker gravy-like consistency. Some of the main ingredients in my recipe is canned tomatoes (both peeled and crushed)‚ tomato paste‚ garlic‚ and parmesan cheese (Romano preferred). For as long as long as I can
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Hypercholesterolemia (high cholesterol) What is high cholesterol? Cholesterol is a type of fat that is highly abundant in animal products such as red meat including burgers‚ steak‚ and sausage. The Western diet is generally high in foods that contain cholesterol. Over time‚ cholesterol and other fat begin accumulating in our blood stream a condition called hypercholesterolemia. There is good cholesterol and bad cholesterol in our blood. Good cholesterol is called HDL and bad cholesterol is named
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Pizza Hut‚ Inc. Introduction Pizza Hut‚ Inc. is the largest pizza restaurant in the world in terms of both the number of outlets and the percentage of market share it holds. On June 15th‚ 1958‚ two brothers Dan and Frank Carney opened the first Pizza Hut restaurant in Wichita‚ Kansas. A friend suggested to them that they should open a pizza palor‚ the brothers agreed that the idea could prove successful. The Carney brothers borrowed $600 from their mother to start the business with friend John Bender
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bakers come in at night at bake 72 dozen donuts for the following day. Making sandwiches are a little different though because you have to heat up the eggs‚ sausage patties and other sandwich ingredients in these small ovens that make them hot in minutes. The only thing is though that the ovens are so small you can only fit about 6 sausage patties in there and that is not enough if you’re having a rush. However‚ if you’re not having a rush‚ then it’s a good day because nothing gets ran out of and
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Lunch The clock dings twelve times; as it does your stomach growls reminding you it’s lunch time. Hopping up and into action you peer into the fridge and open up various draws searching for what your stomach begs you for. Cold turkey‚ ham‚ hotdogs‚ sausage links‚ and hamburger patties from the cook-out this past Tuesday‚ your eyes are bigger than your grumbling tummy. Slapping together a meaty sandwich you dig in. It all seems so simple‚ so normal‚ nothing wrong with that picture. But have you ever
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