DIFFERENT TERMS BRITISH ENGLISH VS. AMERICAN ENGLISH US: antenna - UK: aerial US: apartment - UK: flat US: apartment building - UK: block of flats US: area code - UK: dialing code US: ATM - UK: cashpoint US: baby carriage - UK: pram US: band-aid - UK: plaster US: bathroom - UK: loo/ WC/ toilet US: beet - UK: beetroot US: buddy - UK: mate US: busy (phone line) - UK: engaged US: cafeteria - UK: canteen US: can (of food) - UK: tin US: candy - UK: sweets US: check (rest.) - UK: bill US: chips - UK: crisps US: chopped beef - UK: mince US: cookie - UK: biscuit US: corn - UK: maize US: cotton candy - UK: candy floss US: crosswalk - UK: zebra crossing US: dead end - UK: cul-de-sac US: diaper- UK: nappy US: first floor - UK: ground floor US: flashlight - UK: torch US: fries - UK: chips US: game (sports) - UK: match US: guy - UK: bloke, chap US: gas - UK: petrol US: freeway - UK: motorway US: to honk - UK: to hoot US: hood (car) - UK: bonnet US: jello - UK: jelly US: jelly - UK: jam US: kerosene - UK: paraffin US: laundromat - UK: laundrette US: to rent - UK: to hire US: sidewalk - UK: pavement US: soccer - UK: football US: store - UK: shop US: trash/garbage can - UK: rubbish bin US: truck - UK: lorry US: trunk (car) - UK: boot US: turn signal - UK: indicator US: windshield - UK: windscreen US: z (pron. zee) - UK: z (pron. zed)
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 07:09:38 +0000
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