no contrast in aspirated/unaspirated in Cantonese. Both and become ; both and become ; both and become ; the only exception might be that and are never confused, due to difficulty in pronouncing and : many pronounce as , and as . Confusion between homographs (words with the same spelling but different meanings), e.g. the noun "resume" (a CV) and the verb "resume" (to continue). American/British spelling and word usage Both British and American spellings are in common use, although the British variant predominates in official circles, and remains the officially taught form in education. However, Hong Kong has significant American influence in its treatment of abbreviations and initialisms: the full point is expected in shortened titles (Mr., Ms., Dr., St.), and government honours also retain the full point in post-nominals (G.B.M., G.B.S.), whereas British English no longer uses the full point. When referring to the same thing, British vocabulary is more commonly used, for example: rubbish bin instead of garbage/trash can; lift instead of elevator; mobile phone instead of cell phone; estate agent instead of real estate broker. Hong Kong vocabulary/expressions Some words and phrases widely understood in Hong Kong are rare or unheard of elsewhere. These often derive from Chinese, Anglo-Indian, or Portuguese/Macanese. A is a seal or stamp, e.g. a "Company chop" is the seal or stamp of a corporation (it actually originates from colonial Indian English.) It is now used in some other Commonwealth countries as a non-official term. A Tai-Pan (or 'taipan'; ) is a term used in the early 20th century for a business executive of a large corporation. An amah () is a term used in the early 20th century for a live-in servant (from Macanese/Portuguese- ama nurse); now supplanted by "[domestic] helper" A 'shroff' is a cashier, in a hospital, a government office or a car park (parking garage). "Godown" is a warehouse From the Malay "gudang". The ultimate origins were traced to the Indian subcontinent. Nullah is a concrete or stone-lined canal or a reinforced creek bed used to contain run-off. Nullah entered the English language from Hindi. Jetso ("") is sometimes used to mean discount or special offer. 'Add oil', direct translation of the Chinese (), an exclamatory entreaty of encouragement. The usage became popularised by the Umbrella Movement. Lai see a transliteration of the Cantonese term (), also referred to as "red envelopes", or "red packets", or by the