Vocabulary Differences BE

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British
American
autumn
fall
barrister
attorney
beeper, pager
beeper
bill (restaurant)
check
biscuit
cookie
block of flats
apartment building
bonnet (clothing)
hood
boot (of car)
trunk
caravan
trailer
chemist's shop
drugstore
chest of drawers
bureau
chips
French fries
chocolate bar
candy bar
the cinema
the movies
clothes peg
clothespin
coffin
casket
crisps
potato chips
crossroads
intersection
cupboard
closet
diversion
detour
drawing-pin
thumbtack
driving licence
driver's license
dummy (for baby)
pacifier
dustbin
ashcan, garbage can, trashcan
dustman
garbage collector
engine
motor
estate agent
realtor
film
movie
flat
apartment
flat tyre
flat
flyover
overpass
gear-lever
gearshift
Girl Guide
Girl Scout
ground floor
first floor
handbag
purse
hight street
main street
holiday
vacation
jam
jelly
jeans
blue jeans
jug
pitcher
lift
elevator
lorry
truck
luggage
baggage
mad
crazy
main road
highway
maize
corn
maths
math
mobile (phone)
cellphone
motorbike
motorcycle
motorway
freeway, expressway
motorway
freeway
napkin
napkin
nappy
diaper
naughts and crosses
tic-tack-toe
pants
underpants
pavement
sidewalk
pet hate
pet peeve
petrol
gas, gasoline
The Plough
Big Dipper
pocket money
allowance
post
mail
postbox
mailbox
postcode
zip code
postman
mailman, mail carrier
pub
bar
public toilet
rest room
puncture
flat
railway
railroad
return (ticket)
round-trip
reverse charge
call collect
ring road
beltway
road surface
pavement
roundabout
traffic circle
rubber
eraser
rubbish
garbage, trash
rubbish-bin
garbage can, trashcan
saloon (car)
sedan
shop
store
single (ticket)
one-way
solicitor
attorney
spanner
wrench
spirits
hard liquor
sweets
candy
taxi
cab
tea-towel
dish-towel
telly, TV
TV
third-party insurance liability insurance
timetable
schedule
tin
can
toll motorway
turnpike
torch
flashlight
trousers
pants, trousers
tube (train)
subway
underground (train)
subway
van
truck
vest
undershirt
waistcoat
vest
wallet
billfold
wellington boots
rubbers
whisky
whiskey, scotch
windscreen
windshield
zip
zipper
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