Vocabulary
Differences Between American and British English
There are many differences between American and British
English. But here, I just try to make the table of their differences in
vocabulary. Hope will be useful!
Just check them out:
AMERICAN ENGLISH
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BRITISH ENGLISH
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1.
Antenna
2.
Alumnus
3.
Anyplace
4.
Apartment
5.
Attorney
6.
Baby carriage
7.
Bar
8.
Bill
9.
Billboard
10. Blow-out
11. Broiler
12. Cab
13. Call collect
14. Can
15. Candy
16. Checkers
17. Closet
18. Cookie
19. Corn
20. Crazy
21. Crib
22. Cuffs
23. Dessert
24. Diaper
25. Dish-towel
26. Divided highway
27. Drapes
28. Elevator
29. Drug store
30. Engineer (train)
31. Eraser
32. Faculty
33. Fall
34. Faucet
35. Fender
36. First floor
37. Flashlight
38. Freeway
39. French fries
40. Garbage, Trash
41. Garbage can, Rubbish
42. Garbage collector
43. Gasoline
44. Gear-shift
45. Generator
46. Highway
47. Hobo
48. Hood (on a car)
49. Intermission
50. Intersection
51. Janitor
52. Kerosene
53. Line
54. Liquor store
55. Mad
56. Mail
57. Mailbox
58. Mailman, Mail Carrier
59. Math
60. Mean
61. Motor
62. Movie
63. The movies
64. Muffler
65. Noplace
66. Oil-pan
67. One-way
68. Optometrist
69. Overpass
70. Pacifier
71. Panti-hose
72. Pants
73. Patrolman
74. Pavement
75. Peek
76. Pitcher
77. Pocketbox, Purse
78. Potato chips
79. Private hospital
80. Purse
81. Railroad
82. Raincoat
83. Raise
84. Realtor
85. Restroom
86. Round trip
87. Rubber
88. Rubbers
89. Schedule
90. Scotch tape
91. Sedan
92. Semester
93. Shorts
94. Shoulder (of road)
95. Sick
96. Sidewalk
97. Sneakers
98. Someplace
99. Spigot
100.
Spool of thread
101.
Stingy
102.
Store
103.
Stove
104.
Stroller
105.
Subway
106.
Suspenders
107.
Sweater
108.
Thread
109.
Thumbtack
110.
Traffic circle
111.
Trash
112.
Trashcan
113.
Truck
114.
Trunk (on a car)
115.
Turnpike
116.
Undershirt
117.
Vacation
118.
Vacuum cleaner
119.
Vest
120.
Wash up
121.
Wheat
122.
Windshield
123.
Wreck
124.
Wrench
125.
Yard
126.
Zipper
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1.
Aerial
2.
Graduate
3.
Anywhere
4.
Flat
5.
Barrister, Solicitor
6.
Pram
7.
Pub
8.
Bank note
9.
Hoarding
10. Puncture
11. Grill
12. Taxi
13. Reverse charges
14. Tin
15. Sweets
16. Draughts
17. Wardrobe
18. Biscuit
19. Maize
20. Mad
21. Cot
22. Turn-up
23. Sweet
24. Nappy
25. Tea-towel
26. Dual carriageway
27. Curtains
28. Lift
29. Chemist
30. Engine driver
31. Rubber
32. Staff (of the university)
33. Autumn
34. Tap
35. Wing
36. Ground floor
37. Torch
38. Motorway
39. Chips
40. Rubbish
41. Dustbin, Rubbish-bin
42. Dustman
43. Petrol
44. Gear-lever
45. Dynamo
46. Main road
47. Tramp
48. Bonnet
49. Interval
50. Croossroad
51. Caretaker
52. Paraffin
53. Queue
54. Off-license
55. Angry
56. Post
57. Postbox
58. Postman
59. Maths
60. Nasty, Vicious
61. Engine
62. Film
63. The cinema
64. Silencer
65. Nowhere
66. Sump
67. Single
68. Occultist, Optician
69. Flyover
70. Dummy
71. Tights
72. Trousers
73. Constable
74. Road surface
75. Peep
76. Jug
77. Handbag
78. Potato crisps
79. Nursing home
80. Handbag
81. Railway
82. Mackintosh, Raincoat
83. Rise (in salary)
84. Estate agent
85. Public toilet
86. Return
87. Condom
88. Gumshoes, Wellington boots
89. Timetable
90. Sellotape
91. Saloon (car)
92. Term
93. Underpants
94. Verge (of road)
95. Ill
96. Pavement
97. Gymshoes, Tennis-shoes
98. Somewhere
99. Tap (outdoors)
100.
Reel of cotton
101.
Mean
102.
Shop
103.
Cooker
104.
Push-chair
105.
Underground railway
106.
Braces
107.
Jersey, Jumper, Pullover, Sweater
108.
Cotton
109.
Drawing-pin
110.
Roundabout
111.
Rubbish
112.
Dust-bin, Rubbish-bin
113.
Lorry
114.
Boot
115.
Toll motorway
116.
Vest
117.
Holiday
118.
Hoover
119.
Waistcoat
120.
Wash your hands
121.
Corn, Wheat
122.
Windscreen
123.
Crash
124.
Spanner
125.
Garden
126.
Zip
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Now, I will
recommend you to be consistent in your decision (whether you decide to use
British or American English).
--Anitableau
xoxo
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