American vs British English.
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| American English |
British English |
| absentee ballot |
postal vote |
| absorbent cotton |
cotton wool |
| accommodations |
accommodation |
| acetaminophen [medicine] |
paracetamol |
| advice columnist |
agony aunt |
| airplane |
plane, aeroplane |
| Allen wrench [mechanics] |
Allen key |
| alligator clip [electronics] |
crocodile clip |
| all-purpose flour |
plain flour |
| allowance |
pocket money |
| aluminum |
aluminium |
| anise [herb] |
aniseed |
| antenna [radio/TV] |
aerial |
| apartment |
flat |
| apartment building |
block of flats |
| appetizer |
starter |
| attorney |
barrister |
| automobile, car |
car |
| autumn, fall |
autumn |
| American English |
British English |
| baby carriage; stroller |
pram, pushchair |
| bachelor party |
stag night |
| bachelorette party |
hen night |
| backpack |
rucksack |
| backsplash |
splash back |
| back-up lights |
reversing lights |
| band-aid |
plaster |
| baggage car |
luggage van |
| baked potato |
jacket potato |
| bangs [hair cut] |
fringe |
| bar |
pub |
| barrette |
hairslide |
| baseboard |
skirting board |
| bathe [to wash] |
bath |
| bathroom |
loo |
| bathtub, tub |
bath |
| beet |
beetroot |
| bell pepper |
pepper |
| beltway |
ring road |
| bias-ply |
cross-ply |
| bill [money] |
note |
| bill [restaurant] |
check |
| billboard |
hoarding |
| billfold, wallet |
wallet |
| blacktop |
tarmac |
| blinker [car] |
indicator |
| bridge loan |
bridging loan |
| broil (verb) |
grill |
| broiler (noun) |
grill |
| buck [money] |
quid |
| bulletin board |
noticeboard |
| bullhorn |
loudhailer |
| bureau |
chest of drawers |
| busy [phone] |
engaged |
American vs British English
| American English |
British English |
| cab |
taxi |
| call [phone] |
ring, call |
| call collect |
reverse the charges |
| can |
tin |
| candy |
sweet(s) |
| candy apple |
toffee apple |
| carousel [at a fair] |
roundabout |
| carryall |
holdall |
| cart |
trolley |
| casket, coffin |
coffin |
| catalog |
catalogue |
| catsup |
ketchup |
| cellphone |
mobile phone |
| center |
centre |
| certified mail |
recorded delivery |
| change purse |
purse |
| check mark |
tick |
| checkroom |
cloakroom |
| checkers [game] |
draughts |
| checking account |
current account |
| chief executive officer (CEO) |
managing director |
| chips; potato chips |
crisps |
| chutes and ladders |
snakes and ladders |
| cinder block |
breeze block |
| clapboard |
weatherboard |
| closet |
wardrobe |
| clothespin |
clothes peg |
| cocktail party |
drinks party |
| color |
colour |
| coffee with cream |
white coffee |
| comforter |
duvet |
| common stock |
ordinary share |
| confectioners’ sugar |
icing sugar |
| cookie sheet |
baking tray |
| cookie; cracker |
biscuit |
| corn |
maize |
| cornstarch |
cornflour |
| cotton candy |
candyfloss |
| cotton swab |
cotton bud |
| counterclockwise |
anticlockwise |
| countertop |
worktop |
| court tennis |
real tennis |
| coveralls |
boiler suit |
| cozy |
cosy |
| crazy, insane |
mad |
| crib [bed for a baby] |
cot |
| crib death |
cot death |
| crossing guard |
lollipop lady (or man) |
| crosswalk |
pedestrian crossing |
| crosswalk |
zebra crossing |
| American English |
British English |
| dark chocolate |
plain chocolate |
| deck of cards |
pack of cards, deck of cards |
| defroster |
demister (in a car) |
| detour |
diversion |
| dial tone |
dialling tone |
| diaper |
nappy |
| directory assistance |
directory enquiries |
| dish towel |
tea towel |
| divided highway |
dual carriageway |
| doghouse |
kennel |
| downtown |
city centre |
| draft |
draught |
| drapes, curtains |
curtains |
| dresser |
chest of drawers |
| driver’s license |
driving licence |
| drop cloth |
dust sheet |
| drugstore |
chemist |
| drunk driving |
drink-driving |
| durable goods |
consumer durables |
| American English |
British English |
| eggplant |
aubergine |
| eighth note [music] |
quaver |
| electrical outlet |
power point |
| elementary school |
primary school, junior school |
| elevator |
lift |
| emergency brake |
hand brake |
| emergency room |
casualty |
| enroll |
enrol |
| eraser |
rubber |
| estimator |
quantity surveyor |
| everyplace, everywhere |
everywhere |
| expiration date |
expiry date |
| expressway; highway |
motorway |
American vs British English
| American English |
British English |
| face cloth, wash cloth |
flannel |
| fall |
autumn |
| fanny pack |
bumbag |
| faucet |
tap |
| favor |
favour |
| favorite |
favourite |
| field [playing field] |
pitch |
| fender [of a car] |
wing |
| field hockey |
hockey |
| fill out |
fill in |
| fire company/department |
fire brigade/service |
| first floor |
ground floor |
| fiscal year |
financial year |
| fish stick |
fish finger |
| flashlight |
torch |
| flatbed truck |
low loader |
| flextime |
flexitime |
| freeway |
dual carriageway |
| freight train |
goods train |
| French fries, fries |
chips |
| American English |
British English |
| game |
match |
| garbage |
rubbish |
| garbage can |
dustbin |
| garbage collector |
dustman |
| gas pedal, accelerator [car] |
accelerator |
| gas; gasoline |
petrol |
| gearshift |
gear lever |
| German shepherd |
Alsatian |
| GI |
private soldier |
| Girl Scout |
Girl Guide |
| golden raisin |
sultana |
| grab bag |
lucky dip |
| grade crossing |
level crossing |
| green thumb |
green fingers |
| groundskeeper |
groundsman |
| ground wire [electronics] |
earth wire |
| guardrail |
crash barrier |
| guy |
bloke |
| American English |
British English |
| half note [music] |
minim |
| half step |
semitone (music) |
| harbor |
harbour |
| harbor seal |
common seal |
| hatrack |
hatstand |
| hazard pay |
danger money |
| headcheese [food] |
brawn |
| heavy cream |
double cream |
| highway |
motorway |
| homey |
homely |
| hood [of a car] |
bonnet |
| hope chest |
bottom drawer |
| hose |
hosepipe |
| hot flash |
hot flush |
| housing development |
housing estate |
| American English |
British English |
| in the hospital |
in hospital |
| inquiry |
enquiry |
| industrial park |
trading estate |
| inseam |
inside leg |
| installment plan |
hire purchase |
| instant replay |
action replay |
| Italian ice |
water ice |
| American English |
British English |
| janitor |
caretaker |
| jelly beans |
jelly babies |
| jewelry |
jewellery |
| Joe Blow |
Joe Bloggs |
| John Q. Public |
Joe Public |
| jump rope |
skipping rope |
| jumper |
pinafore dress |
| jumper cable |
jump lead |
| kerosene, kerosine [lamp oil] |
paraffin |
| knock on wood |
touch wood |
| American English |
British English |
| labor union |
trade union |
| ladybug |
ladybird |
| lawn bowling |
bowls |
| lawyer |
solicitor |
| layer cake |
sandwich cake |
| legal holiday |
bank holiday |
| leverage |
gearing (finance) |
| license plate |
number plate |
| license plate |
registration plate |
| line |
queue |
| liquor cabinet |
drinks cupboard |
| liquor store; package store |
off-licence [alcoholic drinks] |
| liter |
litre |
| locker room |
changing room |
| lollipop |
lolly |
| lost and found |
lost property office |
| lumber |
timber |
| American English |
British English |
| mad [angry] |
angry |
| mail |
post |
| mail slot |
letter box |
| mailbox |
postbox |
| mailman, mail carrier |
postman |
| main street |
high street |
| mantel |
mantelpiece |
| mashed potatoes |
mashed potato |
| math |
maths |
| median strip |
central reservation |
| men’s room [public toilet for men] |
Gents |
| mineral spirits |
white spirit |
| model home |
show house/home |
| molasses |
treacle |
| mom/mommy |
mum/mummy |
| mortician |
undertaker |
| motor, engine |
engine |
| motorcycle |
motorbike |
| movie, film |
film |
| monkeyshines |
monkey tricks |
| movie theater; the movies |
cinema |
| muffler [car] |
silencer |
| American English |
British English |
| Native American |
American Indian |
| neighbor |
neighbour |
| newscaster |
newsreader |
| odometer |
milometer |
| offense |
offence |
| on the weekend |
at the weekend |
| one-way ticket |
single ticket |
| open house |
open day |
| open-pit mining |
opencast mining |
| oven mitt |
oven glove |
| overalls |
dungarees |
| overpass |
flyover |
| American English |
British English |
| package |
parcel |
| pacifier [for a baby] |
dummy |
| pajamas |
pyjamas |
| parka [jacket] |
anorak |
| parking brake |
hand brake |
| parking lot |
car park |
| parentheses () |
(round) brackets |
| parochial school |
faith school |
| part [hair] |
parting |
| paved road |
metaled road |
| pavement |
road surface |
| pay envelope |
pay packet |
| period [punctuation] |
full stop |
| pet peeve |
pet hate |
| pharmacist |
chemist |
| phone booth |
phone box |
| physical therapy |
physiotherapy |
| pinwale |
needlecord |
| pitcher |
jug |
| plastic wrap |
cling film |
| popsicle |
ice lolly |
| potato chips |
potato crisps, crisps |
| powdered sugar |
icing sugar |
| principal |
headmaster, headteacher |
| private school |
public school |
| program |
programme |
| public holiday |
bank holiday |
| public school |
state school |
| public transportation |
public transport |
| pumps |
court shoes |
| punching bag |
punchbag |
| purse |
hand bag |
| pushup |
press-up |
| American English |
British English |
| quarter note [music] |
crotchet |
| quotation marks [single ‘ ’ – double “ ”] |
inverted commas |
| race car |
racing car |
| railroad |
railway |
| railroad tie |
sleeper |
| railroad yard |
marshalling yard |
| reservation |
booking |
| realtor, real estate agent |
estate agent |
| recess [at school] |
playtime |
| rent |
hire |
| restroom |
public toilet |
| resume |
curriculum vitae, CV |
| reverse discrimination |
positive discrimination |
| rhinestone |
diamante |
| right triangle |
right-angled triangle |
| robe; bathrobe |
dressing gown |
| Romaine [lettuce] |
cos |
| round-trip ticket |
return ticket |
| row house |
terrace house |
| rowboat |
rowing boat |
| rubber boots |
wellingtons |
| rummage sale |
jumble sale |
| rump roast |
silverside |
| rutabaga |
swede |
| American English |
British English |
| sailboat |
sailing boat |
| salesclerk |
shop assistant |
| salt shaker |
salt cellar |
| sandbox |
sandpit |
| sanitary napkin |
sanitary towel |
| sausage |
sausage, banger |
| scallion |
spring onion |
| scalper |
ticket tout |
| schedule |
timetable |
| second floor |
first floor |
| sedan [car] |
saloon |
| self-rising flour |
self-raising flour |
| shrimp [edible sea animal] |
prawn |
| shopping cart |
shopping trolley |
| shopping cart |
trolley |
| shoulder |
verge |
| sidewalk |
pavement, footway |
| silent partner |
sleeping partner |
| skeleton in the closet |
skeleton in the cupboard |
| skim milk |
skimmed milk |
| sled |
sledge |
| slingshot |
catapult |
| slipcover |
loose cover |
| slowpoke |
slowcoach |
| snap |
press stud |
| sneakers |
trainers, plimsolls |
| snow pea |
mangetout |
| soccer |
football |
| solitaire |
patience |
| soy/soybean |
soya/soya bean |
| sponge bath |
blanket bath |
| sprinkles (for ice cream) |
hundreds and thousands |
| station wagon |
estate car |
| stock |
share |
| store, shop |
shop |
| story |
storey |
| stove |
cooker |
| stovetop |
hob |
| streetcar |
tram |
| string bean |
runner bean |
| stroller |
pushchair |
| subway |
underground |
| supertitle |
surtitle |
| suspenders |
braces |
| sweater |
jumper |
| switchblade |
flick knife |
| American English |
British English |
| tail-pipe |
exhaust-pipe |
| takeout; to go {food] |
takeaway |
| tap |
faucet |
| taxi stand |
taxi rank |
| tempest in a teapot |
storm in a teacup |
| theater |
theatre |
| thermos bottle |
vacuum flask |
| thumbtack |
drawing pin |
| tic-tac-toe [game] |
noughts and crosses |
| tie [game score] |
draw |
| tidbit |
titbit |
| tire |
tyre |
| turtle [the one that lives on land] |
tortoise |
| (sea) turtle |
turtle |
| tow truck |
breakdown van |
| tractor-trailer, trailer truck |
articulated lorry |
| traffic circle [road] |
roundabout |
| trailer [vehicle] |
caravan |
| trash, garbage |
rubbish |
| trash can |
dustbin |
| traveling |
travelling |
| truck |
lorry |
| truck farm |
market garden |
| truck stop [restaurant] |
transport café |
| trunk [car] |
boot |
| tube top |
boob tube |
| turn signal [car] |
indicator |
| turtleneck [sweater] |
polo neck |
| tux, tuxedo |
dinner jacket |
| twelve-gauge |
twelve-bore |
| two weeks |
fortnight |
| American English |
British English |
| underground economy |
black economy |
| undershirt |
vest |
| uniform |
kit |
| underpants |
pants, underpants |
| underpass |
subway |
| undershirt |
vest |
| uneven bars |
asymmetric bars |
| unlisted |
ex-directory |
| utility knife |
Stanley knife |
| utility pole |
pylon |
| vacation |
holiday |
| vacationer |
holidaymaker |
| vacuum cleaner |
hoover, vacuum cleaner |
| valance |
pelmet |
| vest |
waistcoat |
| veterinarian |
veterinary surgeon |
| American English |
British English |
| wading pool |
paddling pool |
| walker |
walking frame |
| wall-to-wall carpeting |
fitted carpet |
| washcloth |
flannel |
| wax paper/waxed paper |
greaseproof paper |
| whiskey, whisky |
whisky |
| whole note |
semibreve (music) |
| whole wheat bread |
wholemeal bread |
| windbreaker |
windcheater |
| windshield |
windscreen |
| wrench |
spanner |
| yard; lawn |
garden |
| zee [letter Z] |
zed |
| zip code |
postcode |
| zipper |
zip |
| zucchini [summer squash] |
courgette |
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