Food
• Aubergine (BrE) – eggplant (AmE); • bilberry (BrE) – blueberry (AmE); • bill (at restaurant) (BrE) – check (AmE); • biscuit / bickie (BrE) – cookie (AmE); • chips (BrE) – French fries (AmE); • corn (BrE) – crops (AmE); • courgette (BrE) – zucchini (AmE); • crisps (BrE) – potato chips (AmE); • eggy bread (fried) (BrE) – French toast (AmE); • fairy cake (BrE) – cup cake (AmE); • flan (BrE) – pie / fruit pie (AmE); • grill (BrE) – broil (AmE); • ice lolly (BrE) – popsicle (AmE); • jam (BrE) – jelly (AmE); • jelly (BrE) – jello (AmE); • maize (BrE) – corn (AmE); • runner beans (BrE) – green beans (AmE); • scotch pancakes (BrE) – flapjacks (AmE); • starter (BrE) – appetizer (AmE); • sweets (BrE) – candy (AmE); • take-away (BrE) – take out (AmE).
Cars
• Accumulator (BrE) – (car) battery (AmE); • bonnet (BrE) – hood (AmE); • boot (BrE) – trunk (AmE); • coach (BrE) – intercity bus (AmE); • exhaust pipe (BrE) – tail pipe / muffler (AmE); • reversing lights (BrE) – back-up lights (AmE); • saloon (BrE) – “sedan” car (AmE); • windscreen (BrE) – windshield (AmE).
House
• Bin / dust bin (BrE) – trash can (AmE); • cooker (BrE) – range or stove (AmE); • couch / sofa / settee (BrE) – sofa (AmE); • fitted carpet (BrE) – wall-to-wall carpeting (AmE); • garden (BrE) – backyard / yard (AmE); • ground floor (BrE) – first floor (AmE); • hand basin / sink (BrE) – sink (AmE); • run the bath (BrE) – fill the tub (AmE); • tap (BrE) – faucet (AmE); • television / box / telly/ TV (BrE) – TV / television (AmE); • the toilet / loo / the John / bog / WC / visiting the little boys (little girl's room) (BrE) – bathroom / restroom (AmE); • wardrobe (BrE) – closet (AmE).
Other Words
• Alsatian (dog) (BrE) – German shepherd (AmE); • athletics (BrE) – track and field (AmE); • autumn (BrE) – fall (AmE); • Bank holiday (BrE) – National holiday (AmE); • carrier bag (BrE) – shopping bag (AmE); • come round (BrE) – come over (AmE); • deposit account (BrE) – savings account (AmE); • it's gone off (BrE) – it's spoiled (AmE); • lady bird (BrE) – lady bug (AmE); • lift (BrE) – elevator (AmE); • mean (BrE) – stingy (AmE); • nick (BrE) – steal (AmE); • off you go (BrE) – go ahead (AmE); • plaster (BrE) – band-aid (AmE); • queue (there's a queue) (BrE) – stand in a line (there's a line) (AmE); • return ticket (BrE) – round-trip ticket (AmE); • surgery (BrE) – doctor's office (AmE); • torch (BrE) – flashlight (AmE); • trodden on (BrE) – stepped on (AmE).
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