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"Equal" versus "Equals" [duplicate]

What is the reason that American English and British English use "Post" and "Mail" with different frequencies?

Is there any difference between "I'm sat" and "I'm sitting"?

What is the origin of the phrase "History teaches, never trust a Cecil"?

What would be the British English equivalent to "The Elements of Style"?

Why does "go spare" mean "get angry"?

Do Americans use the world 'turtle' as a generic word to mean 'tortoise'?

Whence does "sprog" come?

What does it mean when someone says "noted" to you?

What does the British idiom "taking the piss" mean?

The meaning and the origins of "everything's gone pear-shaped."

Which is longer: snooze, nap, kip, 40 winks or siesta?

The Equivalent Term for Pharmacy in the UK

Is this correct grammar: "[...] cash can't be beat."

When do British people use the word "cookie"?

Single word request: cancer patients' prognosis is bad (serious)

Does British English use the term "heel" for the end slice of bread?

What does the "right" in the "The Right Honourable" mean? Why is it there?

Is "chaperon" versus "chaperone" a US versus British English thing?

What's the difference between "slap-up meal" and "gourmet meal"? [closed]