Jun 2, 2007

American and British English


American British
antenna aerial
apartment flat
cab taxi
can tin
candy sweet
chips crisps
closet wardrobe
cookie biscuit
corn maize
cuff turn-up
diaper nappy
drapes curtains
dungarees overalls
elevator lift
eraser rubber
fall autumn
faucet tap
first floor ground floor
flashlight torch
fries chips
garbage rubbish
garbage can dustbin
garbage collector
gas pedal accelerator
gasoline petrol gasolina
gear shift gear lever
highway motorway
hood bonnet
jello jelly
kerosene paraffin
license plate number plate
line queue
mail post
movie film
movie theater cinema
odometer milometer
pajamas pyjamas
pants trousers
period full stop
pinafore duster
Scotch tape Sellotape
side mirror wing mirror
sidewalk pavement
sneakers trainers
soccer football
splash guard mudflap
stove cooker
subway underground
suspenders braces
tire tyre
truck lorry
trunk boot
undershirt vest
vacation holiday
vest waistcoat
windshield windscreen
windshield wiper windscreen wiper
yard garden
zip code postal code
zipper zip

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