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A
AMERICAN ENGLISH an agent (broker) an airplane aisle alley aluminum an apartment an appetizer (before the meal) an appointment archeology BRITISH ENGLISH a factor an aeroplane gangway ginnel aluminium a flat a starter an engagement archaeology

B
AMERICAN ENGLISH a babysitter bad luck bad manners baked potato the bathroom a Band-Aid a bank teller a bedspread bell boy (hotel) bill (money) billion bleachers boob tube (TV) braces (for teeth) built-in bumper to bumper (traffic) bus busy (phone) BRITISH ENGLISH a child-minder hard line bad form jacket potato the loo, toilet an Elastoplast a cashier a duvet page note trillion / milliard terrace goggle-box brace in-built nose to tail coach engaged

C
AMERICAN ENGLISH to call (on the phone) BRITISH ENGLISH to ring

cafeteria a can of peas candy car crash catnip catalog cents Chapstick a check checkers (game) chips cigarette clipping (e.g., from a newspaper) closet (bedroom) clothespin clothing store a collect call color come by a cookie a cop, an officer corn corn on the cob cotton candy a commercial a cracker, or cookie a crib (baby bed) a cross walk a crossing guard a cupcake a curb

refectory a tin of peas sweets car smash cat mint catalogue pence lip balm a cheque / bill (restaurant) draughts crisps fag cutting wardrobe peg outfitter a reverse charge call colour pop round a biscuit a copper maize maize cob candy floss an advertisment a biscuit a cot a zebra crossing a lollipop man / lady a fairy cake a kerb

D
AMERICAN ENGLISH deck of cards delayed (late) department department head dessert a detour BRITISH ENGLISH pack of cards held up faculty consultant afters a diversion

a diaper to dishonorably discharge a dollar bill a doorbell a drugstore drunk a duplex

a nappy to cashier a note a bellpush a chemist pissed a semi-detached house

E
AMERICAN ENGLISH an eggplant an electric cord an elevator the emergency room an eraser expensive extension cord (electric) BRITISH ENGLISH an aubergine flex a lift the casualty a rubber dear extension lead

F
AMERICAN ENGLISH faucet favorite financial aid, scholarship fire department first floor (building) flagpole a flashlight a flight attendant a flirt font, typeface freeway freezer French fries BRITISH ENGLISH tap favourite bursary fire brigade ground floor flagstaff a torch an airhostess a tart fount motorway, carriageway cold store chips

G
AMERICAN ENGLISH game BRITISH ENGLISH match

garage sale garbage dump garbage man, trash man garter belt gasoline / gas gear shift gizzards golashes, rain boots good many, large number glove compartment glue grandfather clock graduate granola gray ground beef gum gutter

boot sale midden dustman suspenders petrol gear lever offal wellingtons, wellies good few facia pocket gum long-case clock pass out muesli grey minced meat glue or paste gully

H
AMERICAN ENGLISH hamburger bun to handle, touch hardware store headlights (car) hem and haw (speech) high school honor hood (of a car) horn (of a car) horny hospital emergency room house (one story) humor hungry insane intermission BRITISH ENGLISH bap to fondle ironmonger headlamps m and r grammar school honour bonnet hooter randy casualty bungalow humour peckish mad interval

AMERICAN ENGLISH jail jello / gelatin dessert jelly jewelry

BRITISH ENGLISH gaol jelly jam jewellery

K-L
AMERICAN ENGLISH kindergarten to kiss (passionately) ladybug laid off (job) law offices lawyer, attorney leash (for a dog) leather legal age library card license plate a line (of people) linens living room liquor store lunch box BRITISH ENGLISH infant's school to snog ladybird made redundant chambers barrister, solicitor / pleader lead hide full age library ticket number plate queue muslins lounge off Licence, offy piece-tin

M
AMERICAN ENGLISH mail mailbox mail carrier maneuver a marsh (swamp) math memo or voucher menopause mirror mold movie movie theater BRITISH ENGLISH post postbox postman, posty manoeuvre a fen maths chit the maenopause glass mould film / picture cinema

N-O
AMERICAN ENGLISH napkin nominate notebook nudist oatmeal on/off ramp oven overalls overhead expense overpass (bridge) BRITISH ENGLISH serviette adopt jotter naturist porridge slip road cooker dungarees on-cost flyover

P
AMERICAN ENGLISH pacifier (baby) package pajamas panties pants paper towel parade parking lot peanuts peek-a-boo a period (punctuation) petty cash pharmacist pickles picnic basket pie crust pine cone pitcher plastic wrap Plexiglas a police officer Popsicle postage meter BRITISH ENGLISH dummy bundle pyjamas knickers trousers kitchen towel, kitchen paper carnival car park monkey nuts peep-bo a full stop float chemist pickled cucumbers picnic hamper pastry base fir apple jug clingfilm perspex a copper ice lolly franking machine

potato chips principal private school public library public school purse

crisps headmaster public school lending library state school handbag

R-S
AMERICAN ENGLISH raincoat realtor to rent repair robe rubber boots a run in my stocking S-curve (road) sand box sandwich Santa Claus security deposit scrambled eggs sell shampoo a shiver / a shudder shopping cart/basket sidewalk Sir a slash (punctuation) slipcovers sneakers soccer solitaire spelled squash station wagon steering wheel stingy stroller studio apartment BRITISH ENGLISH mackintosh / mack estate agent to hire mend dressing gown gum boots laddering my tights double bend sand pit butty, sarny Father Christmas key money buttered eggs flog hair wash a frisson trolley pavement / footway Squire, Guv'nor an oblique loose covers trainers, plimsolls, pumps football patience spelt marrow estate car driving wheel mean pram, pushchair bedsitter

styrofoam suspenders sweater

polystyrene braces pullover, jumper

T
AMERICAN ENGLISH take-out (food) talk show telephone telephone booth tip, gratuity tissue / kleenex toll free (phone) traffic jam transmission thread thumb tack tic tac toe tire toothpick tract housing trailor trash trash bag trash can truck trunk (of a car) turn signals tux / tuxedo two weeks BRITISH ENGLISH take-away chat show blower call box dash paper handkerchief free phone tailback gear box cotton drawing pin naughts and crosses tyre cocktail stick housing estate caravan rubbish bin liner bin, dustbin (the one outside) lorry boot flashers dinner jacket fortnight

U-Z
AMERICAN ENGLISH umbrella undershirt underwear vacation vest waken or rouse BRITISH ENGLISH brolly vest pants, knickers holiday waistcoat knock up

wall to wall carpeting wallet (a man's) wallet (a woman's) a washcloth a water heater wheel chair window screen windshield yard zee (the letter Z) zip code zucchini

fitted carpet notecase purse a flannel a geyser invalid chair flyscreen windscreen garden zed post code courgette

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