If a British Doctor Invites You to ‘Surgery,’ Should You Be Worried?
In short, you should not be alarmed if your British medical doctor invites you to surgery. You’re not about to be cut open. In England, “surgery” is essentially the doctor’s office, a place where you can ask advice from, or receive treatment from, a doctor or dentist. While Americans reserve the term “surgery” for the cutting room, so to speak, Britons use “surgery” to mean a doctor’s office hours. There are many other differences between American and British English that might cause confusion. For example, if your American friend invites you to his graduation party held on 03/10/2020, you might miss it and show up in October while your friend's part will have been held in March. The source of this unfortunate misunderstanding is that in the US the date format is mm-dd-yyyy (i.e. they write the month before the day). Complete this online activity and pair up American with British expressions to never have issues with locating your British friend's flat who told you he lived on the second floor. www.educaplay.com/learning-resources/4231723-american_vs_british_english.html
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Evan Parker
7/1/2023 03:48:12 am
The reason we write the month before the day before is because when we write it out we normally write the month first, like March 10, 2023.
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