The following list contains words and phrases which may be unfamiliar to foreigners and require translation.
| Australian | British | North American | Description | ||
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Lift | Lift | Elevator | Mechanical device to move people and/or goods vertically within a building (not a helicopter!) | |
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Helicopter | Rotor craft | Chopper | Mechanical device to move vertically. | |
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Trolley | Trolley | Gurney | Wheeled bed for moving patients | |
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Fortnight | Fortnight | Two weeks | A period of 14 days | |
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Pædiatric | Pædiatric | Pediatric | Age group which includes babies, infants & children | |
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$ | £ | $ | Unit of currency | |
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0011 | 00 | 010 | Telephone prefix to dial abroad (in place of "+" symbol in telephone numbers) | |
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practise | practise | practice | (the verb) | |
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practice | practice | practise | (the noun) | |
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To lend | To lend | To loan | To transfer temporary ownership | |
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Momentarily | Momentarily | For a short time (period) | ||
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Shortly | Shortly | Momentarily | In a short while / Soon | |
