Inglês-Britânico-Americano

US English		British English
apartment		flat
baby buggy		pram
band-aid		plaster
bathroom		toilet
bellboy		page
braid		plait
bureau		office
busy		engaged
can		tin
candy apple		toffee apple
carnival		funfair
checking account		current account
chips		crisps
cookies		biscuits
correctional officer		prison officer
cotton candy		candyfloss
curb		kerb
detergent		washing powder
diapers		nappies
dishwashing liquid		washing up liquid
drapes		curtains
drunk driving		drink-driving
elevator		lift
emcee		compere
eraser		!rubber
faucet		tap
Ferris wheel		big wheel
fish sticks		fish fingers
flashlight		torch
free time		spare time
freeway / turnpike		motorway
French fries		chips
garbage		rubbish
garters		!suspenders
gas		petrol
grippe		flu
ground beef		minced beef
first floor		ground floor
highway		main road
hood		bonnet
intersection		crossroads
jelly		jam
knapsack		rucksack
motorway exit		ramp
movie		film
movie theater		cinema
moving van		removal van
nail polish		nail varnish
oatmeal		porridge
pacifier		dummy
!pants		knickers
panty hose		tights
parking lot		car park
parking meter attendant		traffic warden
pitcher		jug
private school		public school
public holiday		bank holiday3
purse		handbag
ramp1		slip road
recess		break (play time)
report card		school report
! rubber !		condom
rubber boots		wellies / wellingtons
run		ladder
scallion		spring onion
Scotch tape		Sellotape
sedan		saloon car
sidewalk		pavement
*sink		basin
skillet		frying-pan
slicker		mackintosh
stocks		shares
street light		lamp post
streetcar		tram
student		pupil
!suspenders		braces
sweater		jumper
taps		last post
thumbtack		drawing-pin
toilet		!toilet (but the loo not the room)
trash		rubbis
trashcan		dustbin
trolley car		tram
truck		lorry
trunk		boot
undershirt		vest
vacation		holiday
vacuum cleaner		hoover
washcloth		flannel
windshield		windscreen
yard		garden
zip code		postcode
zipper		zip