Differences between British and American English
Differences between British and American English
Aeroplane airplane curriculum vitae resume
Aluminium aluminum curtains drapes
Anticlockwise counterclockwise draughts checkers
aubergine eggplant drawing pin thumb tack
autumn fall driving licence driver’s license
back garden yard dual carriageway divided highway
banknote bill dustbin garbage can
bath tub engine driver engineer
biscuit (savoury) cracker estate agent realtor
biscuit (sweet) cookie first floor second floor
bonnet (of a car) hood (of a car) flag dav tag day
braces suspenders flat apartment
brooch pin frying pan skillet
bumper (of a car) fender (of a car) grill broil
camp-bed cot ground floor first floor
caretaker janitor handbag purse pocketbook
chemist’s shop drugstore hoarding billboard
cheque check icing frosting
cinema movie theater insect bug
city centre downtown ironmonger hardware store
coffin casket kerb curb
cornflour cornstarch knickers underpants
cotton reel spool lavatory washroom
courgette zucchini lawyer attorney
crisps potato chips lift elevator
cupboard closet lorry truck
current account checking account loud-hailer bull-horn
main road highway
murder homicide
tart pie
terraced house row house
motorway expressway
number plate licence plate
nappy diaper
pavement sidewalk
pedestrian crossing crosswalk
petrol gasoline
pig hog
plot lot
potato chips french fries
pram baby carriage
queue line
railway railroad
return ticket round-trip ticket
reverse charge collect call
rise (in salary) raise
roundabout (traffic) rotary
rowing boat rowboat
rubber eraser
rubbish trash
scone biscuit
season ticket commutation ticket
shoelace shoestring
shop assistant clerk
silencer (car) muffler (car)
spring onions green onions
sweets candy
tap faucet
tights pantyhose
timber lumber
traffic jam gridlock
tram street car
trolley (at supermarket) cart
trousers pants
turn up (trousers) cuff pants
tyre tire
underground subway
undertaker mortician
verandah porch
vest undershirt
waistcoat vest
wallet billfold
windscreen windshield
zip zipper
defence defense
centre center
flavour flavor
catalogue catalog
mould mold
instalment installment
skilful skillful
traveller traveler