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  • I.T. / P.E.
    different - what do the letters stand for?
  • math / maths
    same! math is US spelling and MATHS is British English (UK spelling)
  • teacher / professor
    different - can you explain why?
  • play truant / skip school
    same!
  • headteacher / principal
    one is British English and the other is American English - which is which?
  • school / college
    different - can you explain why?
  • scholarship / grant
    generally used as synonyms, although technically different!
  • lecture / seminar
    different - can you explain why?
  • college / university
    different - can you explain why?
  • to pass with flying colours / to scrape through
    different - can you explain why?
  • co-ed / mixed-sex
    same!
  • career / degree
    different - can you explain why?
  • curriculum / syllabus
    different - can you explain why?
  • pupil / student
    it depends... can you explain why?
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