British English vs American English / American English vs British English – USA vs UK
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US English
A-Z
British English
aluminum
aluminium
apartment
flat
baby buggy
pram
band-aid
plaster
bangs
fringe
bathroom
toilet
bellboy
page
braid
plait
bureau
office
busy
engaged
can
tin
candy apple
toffee apple
carnival
funfair
cell phone (aka cell)
mobile phone (aka mobile)
checking account
current account
chips
crisps
cookies
biscuits
correctional officer
prison officer
cotton candy
candyfloss
curb
kerb
cut class
play truant
detergent
washing powder
diapers
nappies
dishwashing liquid
washing up liquid
drapes
curtains
drunk driving
drink-driving
elevator
lift
emcee
compere
eraser
!
rubber
faucet
tap
Ferris wheel
big wheel
fish sticks
fish fingers
flashlight
torch
free time
spare time
freeway / turnpike
motorway
French fries
chips
garbage
rubbish
garters
!
suspenders
gas
petrol
grippe
flu
ground beef
minced beef
first floor
ground floor
highway
main road
hood
bonnet
intersection
crossroads
janitor
caretaker
jelly
jam
knapsack
rucksack
motorway exit
ramp
movie
film
movie theater
cinema
moving van
removal van
nail polish
nail varnish
oatmeal
porridge
pacifier
dummy
!
pants
knickers
panty hose
tights
parking lot
car park
parking meter attendant
traffic warden
pitcher
jug
private school
public school
public holiday
bank holiday3
purse
handbag
- ramp1
slip road
recess
break (play time)
report card
school report
!
rubber
!
condom
rubber boots
wellies / wellingtons
run
ladder
scallion
spring onion
Scotch tape
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
lamp post
streetcar
tram
student
pupil
!
suspenders
braces
sweater
jumper
taps
last post
thumbtack
drawing-pin
toilet
!
toilet (but the loo not the room)
trash
rubbis
trashcan
dustbin
trolley car
tram
truck
lorry
trunk
boot
undershirt
vest
vacation
holiday
vacuum cleaner
hoover
washcloth
flannel
windshield
windscreen
yard
garden
zip code
postcode
zipper
zip