Exam vs. Test (British vs. American English?)
At 0:23, Tom Holland says:
"You know, you know when you revise for an exam and you feel like you crushed it, but the longer you wait for the results, the more you think you kind of...ruined it."
And Robert Downey Jr. interrupts, "He's British, by the way. He means a test or a..."
And Tom corrects, "A test or something."
To which Jimmy says, "Thank God you brought your translator."
And Tom agrees, "Exactly, yeah."
Now, I'm thinking, wait a minute. Don't Americans use the term "exam" (or examination) as a "test to show a person's progress, knowledge, or ability" as in "final exam"?
If there's a British term in there, I think it's the verb "revise" in "revise for an exam".
What's going on?
Top answer
listenever What's going on? We use 'exam'. I think that Robert Downey is indeed referring to 'revise', which is definitely BrE for AmE 'review'.
- listenever What's going on?
- We use 'exam'.
- I think that Robert Downey is indeed referring to 'revise', which is definitely BrE for AmE 'review'.
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listeneverWhat's going on?
We use 'exam'. I think that Robert Downey is indeed referring to 'revise', which is definitely BrE for AmE 'review'.
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