Common Words in American and
British
English
Here are a few of the more
common words which are different in American and British English. This is only
meant to highlight some of the variety which exists within English, and is not
a complete list by any means. It also does not address different vocabulary
which is used in Australia, Canada, South Africa and India as well as the
Caribbean, Africa, and the many other places in the world which use English as
the language of commerce or government.
[ندعوك للتسجيل في المنتدى أو التعريف بنفسك لمعاينة هذه الصورة]
American
|
British
|
apartment
| flat
|
argument
| row
|
baby carriage
| pram
|
band-aid
| plaster
|
bathroom
| loo or WC
|
can
| tin
|
chopped beef
| mince
|
cookie
| biscuit
|
corn
|
maize
|
diaper
| nappy
|
elevator
| lift
|
eraser
| rubber
|
flashlight
| torch
|
fries
| chips
|
gas
| petrol
|
guy
| bloke, chap
|
highway
| motorway
|
hood (car)
|
bonnet
|
jello
| jelly
|
jelly
| jam
|
kerosene
| paraffin
|
lawyer
| solicitor
|
license plate
| number plate
|
line
| queue
|
mail
| post
|
motor
home
|
caravan
|
movie theater
| cinema
|
muffler
| silencer
|
napkin
| serviette
|
nothing
| nought
|
overpass
| flyover
|
pacifier
| dummy
|
pants
| trousers
|
parking lot
| car park
|
period
| full stop
|
pharmacist
| chemist
|
potato chips
| crisps
|
rent
| hire
|
sausage
| banger
|
sidewalk
| pavement
|
soccer
| football
|
sweater
| jumper
|
trash can
| bin
|
truck
| lorry
|
trunk (car)
|
boot
|
vacation
| holiday
|
vest
| waistcoat
|
windshield (car)
|
windscreen
|
zip code
| postal code
|
