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American English and British English

I'd like to learn "translations" from American English to British English.  I know some already: flashlight = torch, French fries = chips.  Could you give me some other examples?

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OronD
OronD Answered:

Hi,


Boot [English] - Trunk [American]  (the baggage department of a car).  Film - Moovie.  Lift - Elevator.   "I am falt tiered":  The American means he is terreblly tiered, the British mean he has a flat tier (in his car......).
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wheke
wheke Answered:

 American - British

fall - autumn, cookie - biscuit, pitcher - jug, drug store- chemist,        gas - petrol, checkers - draughts, sidewalk - pavement, zee - zed, cilantro - coriander, diaper - nappy, candy - sweets, truck - lorry, streetcar - tram, jelly - jam, wrench - spanner, chips - crisps, hood - bonnet (car), zit - pimple, icebox - refrigerator. It is also important to note that fanny means different things in America and Britain.        

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Donna M.
Donna M. Answered:

British - American:  pavement - sidewalk;  underground (tube) - subway; subway - underpass;  flat - apartment; motorway - highway; crossroads - intersection;  lorry - truck ; taxi - cab ; shopping centre - shopping mall; queue (up) - stand in line; sweets (confectionary) - candy ...That's all I can think of for now, but hope this helps anyway!

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AllisonG
AllisonG Answered:

the only one i know is 'to call on the phone' - ring you

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phraseit
phraseit Answered:

Hi,

Here are some American vs. English word versions:

sweater-jumper; zip code-postal code; jelly-jam; mail-post; lawyer-solicitor; corn-maize; guy-champ; tin-can

"England and America are two countries separated by a common language” (George Bernard Shaw)

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Roee Rotman
Roee Rotman Answered:

Just a small remark regarding the "lawyer-solicitor" pair phraseit referred to. Actually, the word "Lawyer" is used in British-English loosely to refer to a broad variety of law-trained persons. Solicitors are one kind of such practitioners, and the word also describes Barristers, Legal Executives and Licensed Conveyancer. "Solicitor", therefore, is not a "translation" of the American-English word "Lawyer" into British-English, but rather a specific kind of lawyer.

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