American universities list
http://www.globalcomputing.com/universy.html
The Complete List: 1,200 Top U.S. Schools
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12532678/site/newsweek/
USA all 50 states information
http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
USA Zipcode Distance Checker
http://www.orangehedgehog.com/zipcodes/?c=US
North American (NANPA) Telephone Code List
http://www.orangehedgehog.com/telephone_codes/nanpa_code_list.php?type=c
Spelling differences between American and British English
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/differences.htm
Different Words in American and British English
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/jones/words.htm
All time 100 novels
http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html
All time 100 movies
http://www.time.com/time/2005/100movies/the_complete_list.html
English grammer
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/grlists.htm
How To Speak American :
1 U don't open conversation (on telephone) with a "Hello", ......but with a "Hi" !
2.U never say "want to" /"going to" do it?? u say "wanna"/ "gonna" do it.
3. The telephone is never "engaged", ???.it's always "busy".
4. U don't "disconnect" a phone, ??.U simply "hang-up".
5. U never "mess-up" things, ????U only "screw them up".
6. U never have a "residence" tel. no., ???.U have a "home" no.
7. U never have a "office" tel. no., ???U have a "work" no.
8. U don't stop at the "signals", ???..but halt at the "lights".
9. U don't "accelerate", ??.U "step on the gas".
10 Your tyre never "punctures", ???.U may have a "flat".
11 The trains have "coaches" or "bogies' ;no more ! ..but "carriages" or "boxes".
12. There are no "petrol pumps", ???.but "gas stations"..
13 U no longer meet a "wonderful" person, ???U meet a "cool" guy
14 U don't pull the switch down to light a bulb. U rather flick it up.
15 U don't "turn on the heat", ???? U "turn on the juice".
16 There's no "Business Area" ... only "business districts", ???.and no "districts" but"counties".
17 No one stays "a stone's throw away", rather "a few blocks away".
18 There's no "Town Side", ???..it's "Down Town".
19 In hotel U no longer ask for "bill" and pay by "cheque", ??.rather ask for "check" and pay with "bills" (dollars).
20 There are no "soft drinks", ???.. only "sodas"/"pop".
21 Life's no longer "miserable", ??? it "stinks".
22 U don't have a "great" time, ???? U have a "ball".
23. U don't "sweat it out", ????U "work U'r butt off".
24. Never "post" a letter, ??always "mail" it and "glue" the stamps,?..don't "stick" them.
25. U no longer live in "flats" , ???..U live in "apartment".
26. U don't stand in a "queue", ???..you are in a "line".
27. U no longer "like" something, ??? U "appreciate" it.
28. "#" is not "hash", ???..it's "pound".
29. U R not "deaf", ???.U have "impaired hearing".
30. U R not "lunatic", ????U are just "mentally challenged".
31. U R not "disgusting", ???.. U R "sick".
32. U can't get "surprised", ???? U get "zapped".
33. U don't "schedule" a meeting, ????.. U "skejule" it.
34. U never "joke", ????U just "kid".
35. U never "increase" the pressure, ???U always "crank" it up.
36. U never ask for a pencil "rubber" U ask for an eraser.
37. U don't try to find a lift, ???..U find an elevator.
38. U no more ask for a route??? but for a "RAUT"
39. U don't ask somebody "How r u ?", ???.U say "What's up dude?" or U say "How U DOIN' "
40. U never go to "see" a game, ???? U go to "watch" a game.
41. If U see "World" champions(or Series), ????read "USA" champions (orSeries).
42. There's no "zero" but "O", ???.no "Z" but "zee".
43. There's no FULL STOP after a statement, ???. there's a PERIOD.
44. If someone gets angry at U, ???.U get "flamed".
45. U Drive Ur car on Parkways and ???..always park your car in the driveway!
46. You do not ask for" brinjal" .?.. ask for "eggplant "?? also there are no"lady's finger".its "Okra" !
47. In short U don't speak English, ????.U speak American.
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... U don't make a move..... U always get going...
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