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Jul 2019
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#095 American vs. British Vocabulary Dif...

Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
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  • Two weeks ago, we started with a series of vocabulary differences between American and British English. Today we will continue this series, although we'll focus on food vocabulary differences.
  • And with a point of view story, you're gonna compare the different grammar points. It's the perfect way to learn grammar and new vocabulary without memorizing.

1)Zucchini

Maybe you aren't familiar with this word.

It's a long, thin vegetable with dark green skin. It looks similar to a cucumber, but it's larger, and we don't eat it in a salad.

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