Accident and Emergency, what Americans would call the Emergency Room.
A&E
Example Sentences
"He had to go to A&E after the fall."
"The A&E was packed on Saturday night."
Etymology & History
Represents a divergence between British and American English vocabulary. Such differences often emerged in the 19th and 20th centuries as the languages evolved separately, with each variant choosing different terms for the same concepts.
Word Details
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Region
General British
๐
Era
Modern
โ
Language
Mild
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Formality
Informal
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