American and British English Differences -- Page 4

13. British English has some vocabulary differences from American English. But recognize that many of these words are also used in totally different context in American English. Examples are tap, wing, post, rubber, ring and others.
Some representative examples are:

British American   British American   British American   British American   British American
lorry truck   lift elevator   biscuit cookie   petrol gasoline   flat apartment
post mail   ring call   packet present   pillion seat   crisp potato chip
holiday vacation   hired rented   waggon wagon   aeroplane airplane   chaff tease
billy tin pan   barrister lawyer   bonnet hood   football soccer   handbarrow wheelbarrow
reck care   pub bar   nil nothing   tyre tire   snigger snicker
spanner wrench   wing fender   jug pitcher   motorway freeway   petrol gas
diversion detour   phone box phone booth   pavement sidewalk   trousers pants   nappy diaper
rubber eraser   chemist drug store   sweets candy   bonnet (car) hood (car)   crisps French fries
scone biscuit   rasher bacon   windscreen (car) windshield (car)   WC bathroom   cooker stove or range
hand basin sink   tap faucet   mum mom   rounders baseball   torch flashlight
bank holiday national holiday   surgery doctor's office   wireless radio   plaster band-aid   nick steal
postman mailman   dustman garbage man   cashier teller   bobby policeman   copper cop
dust bin trash can   wardrobe closet   garden back yard   boot (car) trunk (car)   banger sausage
brolly umbrella   canteen cafeteria   cloakroom toilet   fortnight two weeks   ironmonger hardware store
jumper sweater   larder pantry   loft attic   pants underwear   pram stroller
tin can   caravan motor home   flyover overpass   postal code zip code   CV resume
underground subway   single ticket one-way ticket   rucksack backpack   porridge oatmeal   full stop period (.)

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