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British vs American Vocabulary

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  • What are the words for this?
    nappy (UK) - diaper (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    a flat (UK) - an apartment (US)
  • What are the words for this place?
    pub (UK) - bar (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    rubbish (UK) - garbage / trash (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    biscuit (UK) - cookie (US)
  • What are the words for the building's LOWEST FLOOR (on the ground)?
    ground floor (UK) - first floor (US)
  • What are the words for these?
    trousers (UK) - pants (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    dustbin (UK) - trashcan (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    petrol (UK) - gasoline / gas (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    lift (UK) - elevator (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    chips (UK) - French fries (US)
  • What are the words for the street's part which people walk on?
    pavement (UK) - sidewalk (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    rubber (UK) - eraser (US)
  • What are the words for this subject?
    maths (UK) - math (US) - mathematics (formal)
  • What are the words for this?
    maize (UK) - corn (US)
  • What are the words for these?
    sweet (UK) - candy (US)
  • What are the words for this season?
    autumn (UK) - fall (US)
  • What are the words for these?
    films (UK) - movies (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    shop (UK) - store (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    the cinema (UK) - the movies (US)
  • What are the words for his job?
    postman (UK) - mailman / mail carrier (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    crossroads (UK) - intersection (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    lorry (UK) - truck (US)
  • What are the words for this?
    crisps (UK) - potato chips (US)