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Magda Posted 19 years ago
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Cambridge examinations

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00I am wondering if I use an AmE expression on a Cambridge examination, e.g "on the weekend" instead of "at the weekend" would it be considered as a mistake?02br
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01cite10Magda12cite10Hello,12br
10I am wondering if I use an AmE expression on a Cambridge examination, e.g "on the weekend" instead of "at the weekend" would it be considered as a mistake?12br
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10Thank you12br
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10I'm quite sure, it will be a mistake.02br
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0American English is fine in Cambridge exams, as long as you are consistent. Below is an excerpt from the FCE handbook (but the same applies also to CAE and CPE, have a look at their official website for more information): 02br
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00"Varieties of English Candidates’ responses to tasks in the Cambridge ESOL examinations are acceptable in varieties of English which would enab
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0 Hi Spinnaker,02br
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00Hopefully, I am going to take CAE this year. Unfortunately my English seems to be a mix of BrE and AmE. I hope that the course I have just enrolled on will help me to become conscious of the distinction between them .02br
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00Cheers 05002br
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0 I wish you the best. (I hope that I can say this like that)02br
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00I know especially this:02br
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00AmE: center02br
00BrE: centre0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10American English is fine in Cambridge exams, as long as you are consistent. Below is an excerpt from the FCE handbook (but the same applies also to CAE and CPE, have a look at their official website for more information): 12br
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10"Varieties of English Candidates’ responses to tasks in the
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01cite10Spinnaker12cite10I wish you the best. (I hope that I can say this like that)12br
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10I know especially this:12br
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10AmE: center12br
10BrE: centre12br
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10Thank you, Spinnaker 05000 .010id1
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0HI 02br
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00Which test do you have your eyes set on?02br
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00CPE, CAE or FCE?0-
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0 Hi,02br
00It is CAE exam. Maybe that's not a good idea, I haven't taken FCE yet, so maybe I should take FCE first and then CAE. On the other hand, so many people have FCE, that it is hardly an advantage today. 02br
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00With best regards,02br
00Magda0-
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0CAE?02br
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00I sat the exam in June (and I passed it with an A)0-
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