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Jennifer Knits

Submitted by UK Yankee on 10 October, 2011 - 23:09  
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A 30-something American ex-pat trying to knit herself warm in the Scottish Highlands.

Separated By A Common Language

Submitted by UK Yankee on 10 October, 2011 - 23:07  
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Observations on British and American English by an American linguist in the UK

England and America are two countries separated by a common language.
--George Bernard Shaw

Knit Like You Mean It.

Submitted by UK Yankee on 10 October, 2011 - 23:02  
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American Expat in Oxford, knitting, blogging and writing books.

Lima Echo Alfa Help - The Phonetic Alphabet Intro

Published: 5 Oct, 2011 (Last updated: 5 Oct, 2011)   Tags:

I had known of the phonetic alphabet when I lived in the USA of course, the military, police and aviation industry used them, we all saw it on TV and film. I had never before been asked to spell anything over the phone with this system, until I moved to the UK.

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The equivalent UK emergency number of 911 is 999.

You'll be asked if you require police, fire or ambulance.

Dial 101 for non-emergencies. http://www.police.uk/101

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