British+&+American+English

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 * || British English and American English have significantly different vocabulary and usage. There are different words for the same concept, or the same word has different meanings. More than a thousand words have different meanings or usages in British and American English. Here are some of the more common words used differently: ||
 * || British English and American English have significantly different vocabulary and usage. There are different words for the same concept, or the same word has different meanings. More than a thousand words have different meanings or usages in British and American English. Here are some of the more common words used differently: ||

|| **American English** || - mad || - mad - crazy || - class (top 4 levels 9th - 12th = freshman, sophomore, junior, senior) || - filling station || - gas, gasoline - gas station || - state school (or council school) || - private school
 * **British English**
 * autumn || fall //("autumn" is used, but only informal or poetic language)// ||
 * aerial (radio/TV) || antenna ||
 * - angry
 * banger, sausage || sausage ||
 * barrister/solicitor || attorney, lawyer ||
 * bath || bathtub, tub ||
 * bill (restaurant) || check ||
 * biscuit || cookie, cracker ||
 * block of flats || apartment house/building ||
 * booking || reservation ||
 * boot || trunk //(of a car)// ||
 * bonnet || hood //(of a car)// ||
 * braces //(to hold up trousers)// || suspenders (men’s) ||
 * car || automobile, car ||
 * car park || parking lot ||
 * caravan || trailer ||
 * chap || guy, man, boy ||
 * chemist's || drugstore ||
 * chemist || pharmacist ||
 * chest of drawers || dresser/bureau ||
 * chips || (French) fries ||
 * cigarette; || cigarette or cigaret ||
 * cinema || movie theater ||
 * city centre || downtown ||
 * class, form || - grade (school levels 1st - 12th)
 * clothes peg || clothespin ||
 * crisps || potato chips ||
 * crossroads || intersection ||
 * cooker || stove ||
 * cupboard || closet ||
 * curtains || drapes ||
 * curriculum vitae, CV || resume ||
 * diary //(personal account)// || journal, diary ||
 * dressing gown || robe ||
 * driving licence //(**c** for noun, **s** for verb)// || driver's license //(**s** for noun or verb)// ||
 * dummy //(for babies)// || pacifier ||
 * bath gown || bath robe ||
 * engine || motor ||
 * estate agent || realtor ||
 * film || movie ||
 * fizzy drink || pop, soda, coke ||
 * flat //('apartment' is sometimes used in formal written documents)// || apartment ||
 * flyover || overpass ||
 * floor || storey ||
 * football || soccer ||
 * fortnight || two weeks ||
 * foyer || lobby/foyer ||
 * full stop //(punctuation)// || period ||
 * fringe || bangs ||
 * garden || yard ||
 * gas || fossil fuel in gaseous state used to heat & cook ||
 * gaol, prison, jail || prison, jail, penitentiary, pokey ||
 * grill || broil ||
 * ground floor || first floor ||
 * gear-lever || gear shift ||
 * handbag || purse ||
 * hand brake || parking brake, emergency brake ||
 * headmaster, headmistress, head teacher || principal ||
 * high school, secondary school, comprehensive school || high school (junior high, senior high) ||
 * holiday || vacation ||
 * hire (hire a car) || rent (rent a car) ||
 * hoover //(noun and verb)// || vacuum //(noun and verb)// vacuum cleaner //(noun)// ||
 * jab //(injection)// || shot ||
 * jelly || Jell-O, gelatin ||
 * jam || jelly ||
 * jumper || sweater ||
 * ladybird || ladybug ||
 * luggage || baggage, luggage ||
 * lift || elevator ||
 * lorry || truck ||
 * maize || corn ||
 * mackintosh, raincoat || raincoat ||
 * managing director || chief executive officer (CEO) ||
 * marks || grades ||
 * motorway || freeway ||
 * mince || chopped beef ||
 * mobile phone || cell(ular) phone ||
 * nappy || diaper ||
 * pavement || sidewalk ||
 * - petrol
 * plimsolls, trainers, pumps || sneakers ||
 * postal code || zip code ||
 * postman || mailman ||
 * pram (perambulator) || baby carriage/(baby) buggy ||
 * property || real estate ||
 * pocket money || allowance ||
 * - public school //(in England, an expensive type of**private school**)//

- public school ||
 * primary school || elementary school ||
 * pudding/dessert || dessert ||
 * reception (hotel) || front desk ||
 * receptionist || desk clerk ||
 * ring up/phone || call/phone ||
 * row || argument ||
 * rubber || eraser ||
 * rubbish || garbage (or trash) ||
 * rucksack || backpack/backbag ||
 * serviette || napkin ||
 * stockholder || shareholder ||
 * sweets || candy ||
 * queue || line ||
 * shop || store ||
 * starter, entree || appetizer ||
 * single ticket || one-way ticket ||
 * surname //(British preferred)// || last name //(American preferred)// ||
 * surgery || doctor's/dentist's office //(surgery means operating room in the US)// ||
 * tap || faucet ||
 * taxi || cab, taxi ||
 * term || semester (or quarter) ||
 * tights || pantihose ||
 * timetable || schedule ||
 * tin || can ||
 * toilet, lavatory, W.C., loo || bathroom, restroom, washroom, john ||
 * torch || flashlight ||
 * trousers || pants ||
 * tube, underground || subway ||
 * vest || undershirt ||
 * waistcoat || vest ||
 * wallet || wallet, billfold ||
 * wedding ring || wedding band/ring ||
 * windscreen || windshield ||
 * zebra crossing || pedestrian crossing ||
 * zip || zipper ||
 * zed || the letter zee (Z) ||  ||