BritSpeak
American - British Dictionary
American Word Britons SayA
Acetaminophen Paracetamol
Aluminum Aluminium
Americans Yanks
Apartment Flat
Apartment house Block of flats
Appointment Book Diary
Argentina The Argentine
Argentinian Argentine
Argument Row, argy-bargy
B
Baby Carriage Pram
Babysitter Minder
Backpack Rucksack
Badger Brock
Baked Potato Jacket potato
Bandaid Elastoplast (both brand name bandages)
Bangs Fringe
Bar Pub
Barrette Slide
Baseboard Skirting-board
Bathroom Loo, Water closet, W.C.
Battery (car) Accumulator
Beef extract Bovril (brand name)
Bleachers Terrace
Bobby pin Hair pin
Bodyguard Minder
Boots (rubber) Wellies, Wellingtons
Boss Gaffer
Boy Lad
Broccoli rabe Calabrese
Buttocks Bum
C
Cabbage and potato Bubble and squeak
Cafeteria Refectory
Call Ring
Can Tin
Carpenter Cabinet Maker, Joiner
Carried away Over the top
Chat (noun) Natter
Chat (verb) Natter, Rabbit
Checking account Current account
Check (bank) Cheque
Check (restaurant) Bill
Classy Upmarket
Comforter Duvet
Condom Sheath
Conductor Guard, clippie (Scotland)
Cookie Biscuit
Cotton Cotton wool
Counterclockwise Anticlockwise
Cracker Savoury biscuit
Crazy (person) Nutter
Credit Hire purchase
Crotch Crutch
Curator Keeper
Curb Kerb
D
Dead End Close, Cul de sac
Dessert Afters, Pudding
Detour Diversion
Diaper Nappy, Napkin
Doctor's exam room Surgery
Dropout School leaver
Drunk Blotto, legless, paralytic, pissed
Dump Tip
E
Easy task Doddle
Editorial Leader
Eggplant Aubergine
Elated Over the Moon
Electrician Sparky
Elevator Lift
England Blighty
Eraser Rubber
Exercise Class Keep Fit
Exhausted Knackered
Expensive Dear
F F F F F F F F
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