Creating a Littlebit of Blightyfor Uncle Sam

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When Steve Charlish's third-graders at Poto-wmack Elementary School in America are baffled by their British teacher's colloquialisms, they post it on a 'word wall' to be translated.

Mr Charlish then turns the word into American English, replacing 'tap' with 'faucet' and translating 'crisps' into 'potato chips'.

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Creating a Littlebit of Blightyfor Uncle Sam

The West teacher is in Washington DC, teaching students about his homeland, and his classroom wall fuels their fascination, with pictures of the Queen, famous British people, and symbols ...

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