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British English
A-Z
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US English
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aluminium |
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aluminum |
bank holiday3 |
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public holiday |
basin |
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*sink |
big wheel |
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Ferris wheel |
biscuits |
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cookies |
bonnet |
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hood |
boot |
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trunk |
braces |
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suspenders |
break (play time) |
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recess |
candyfloss |
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cotton candy |
car park |
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parking lot |
chest (set) of drawers |
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bureau |
caretaker |
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janitor |
chips |
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French fries |
compere |
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emcee |
cinema |
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movie theater |
crisps |
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chips |
crossroads |
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intersection |
current account |
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checking account |
curtains |
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drapes |
drawing-pin |
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thumbtack |
drink-driving |
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drunk driving |
dummy |
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pacifier |
dustbin |
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trashcan |
engaged |
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busy |
film |
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movie |
fish fingers |
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fish sticks |
flannel |
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washcloth |
flat |
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apartment |
flu |
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grippe |
fringe |
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bangs |
frying-pan |
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skillet |
funfair |
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carnival |
garden |
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yard |
ground floor |
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first floor |
guide dog |
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seeing eye dog |
handbag |
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purse |
holiday |
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vacation |
hoover |
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vacuum cleaner |
jam |
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jelly |
jug |
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pitcher |
jumper |
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sweater |
kerb |
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curb |
ladder |
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run |
lamp post |
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street light |
last post |
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taps |
lift |
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elevator |
lorry |
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truck |
mackintosh |
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slicker |
main road |
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highway |
manual (cars) |
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stick shift |
minced beef |
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ground beef |
motorway |
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freeway / turnpike |
nail varnish |
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nail polish |
nappies |
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diapers |
page |
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bellboy |
pants |
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panties |
pavement |
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sidewalk |
petrol |
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gas |
plait |
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braid |
plaster |
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band-aid |
porridge |
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oatmeal |
postcode |
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zip code |
pram |
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baby buggy |
prison officer |
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correctional officer |
public school |
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private school |
pupil |
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student |
removal van |
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moving van |
! rubber ! |
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eraser |
rubbish |
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garbage |
rubbish |
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trash |
rucksack |
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knapsack |
saloon car |
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sedan |
school report |
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report card |
Sellotape |
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Scotch tape |
shares |
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stocks |
spare time |
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free time |
spring onion |
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scallion |
!suspenders (used
to hold up ladies
stockings) |
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garters |
tap |
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faucet |
tights |
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panty hose |
tin |
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can |
toffee apple |
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candy apple |
toilet |
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bathroom |
torch |
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flashlight |
traffic warden |
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parking meter attendant |
tram |
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streetcar
trolley car |
trousers |
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!pants |
vest |
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undershirt |
washing powder |
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detergent |
washing up liquid |
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dishwashing liquid |
wellies / wellingtons |
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rubber boots |
windscreen |
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windshield |
yard2 |
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yard |
zip |
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zipper |
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US English
A-Z
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British English
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aluminum |
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aluminium |
apartment |
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flat |
baby buggy |
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pram |
band-aid |
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plaster |
bangs |
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fringe |
bathroom |
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toilet |
bellboy |
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page |
braid |
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plait |
bureau |
|
office |
busy |
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engaged |
can |
|
tin |
candy apple |
|
toffee apple |
carnival |
|
funfair |
checking account |
|
current account |
chips |
|
crisps |
cookies |
|
biscuits |
correctional officer |
|
prison officer |
cotton candy |
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candyfloss |
curb |
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kerb |
detergent |
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washing powder |
diapers |
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nappies |
dishwashing liquid |
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washing up liquid |
drapes |
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curtains |
drunk driving |
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drink-driving |
elevator |
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lift |
emcee |
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compere |
eraser |
|
!rubber |
faucet |
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tap |
Ferris wheel |
|
big wheel |
fish sticks |
|
fish fingers |
flashlight |
|
torch |
free time |
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spare time |
freeway / turnpike |
|
motorway |
French fries |
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chips |
garbage |
|
rubbish |
garters |
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!suspenders |
gas |
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petrol |
grippe |
|
flu |
ground beef |
|
minced beef |
first floor |
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ground floor |
highway |
|
main road |
hood |
|
bonnet |
intersection |
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crossroads |
janitor |
|
caretaker |
jelly |
|
jam |
knapsack |
|
rucksack |
motorway exit |
|
ramp |
movie |
|
film |
movie theater |
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cinema |
moving van |
|
removal van |
nail polish |
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nail varnish |
oatmeal |
|
porridge |
pacifier |
|
dummy |
!pants |
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knickers |
panty hose |
|
tights |
parking lot
|
|
car park |
parking meter attendant |
|
traffic warden |
pitcher |
|
jug |
private school |
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public school |
public holiday |
|
bank holiday3 |
purse |
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handbag |
- ramp1
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slip road |
recess |
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break (play time) |
report card |
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school report |
! rubber ! |
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condom |
rubber boots |
|
wellies / wellingtons |
run |
|
ladder |
scallion |
|
spring onion |
Scotch tape |
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Sellotape |
sedan |
|
saloon car |
seeing eye dog |
|
guide dog |
sidewalk |
|
pavement |
*sink |
|
basin |
skillet |
|
frying-pan |
slicker |
|
mackintosh |
stick shift |
|
manual (cars) |
stocks |
|
shares |
street light |
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lamp post |
streetcar |
|
tram |
student |
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pupil |
!suspenders |
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braces |
sweater |
|
jumper |
taps |
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last post |
thumbtack |
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drawing-pin |
toilet |
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!toilet (but the loo not the room) |
trash |
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rubbis |
trashcan |
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dustbin |
trolley car |
|
tram |
truck |
|
lorry |
trunk |
|
boot |
undershirt |
|
vest |
vacation |
|
holiday |
vacuum cleaner |
|
hoover |
washcloth |
|
flannel |
windshield |
|
windscreen |
yard |
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garden |
zip code |
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postcode |
zipper |
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zip |
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1 - When used to talk about roads and motorways. Someone
I know took over 4 hours to complete a 25 minute drive, because he
didn't know what his sat nav system meant when it said "Take the ramp".
2 - When a Brit hears the word "yard" in
connection with houses, we think of a concrete area, usually full of
building materials, or work tools.
3 - Bank holidays have to follow certain
rules, otherwise they are also known as public holidays in the UK. You
can read more about what makes a bank holiday in the British Culture section.
!Note - *if the sink is in the kitchen - it's a sink, but if it's in the bathroom it's a basin.
Another huge difference that causes great confusion is
writing the date. When you write the date in numbers British and
American English differ. To write the date 7th of September 2007 a Brit
would write dd/mm/yy (07/09/07) and an American would write mm/dd/yy
(09/07/07). This often causes great confusion. It's better to write the
date in full (7th September 2007 or September 7th 2007). It also looks
nicer. |
http://www.learnenglish.de/mistakes/USvsBrEnglish.html
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