American English–British English

American  English	British English	American  English	British English
Candy	Sweet	Bathroom	Toilet
Truck	Lorry	Bathtub	Bath
Gas/ Gasoline	Petrol	Soda	Soft Drink
Sidewalk	Pavement	State School	Special school
Movies	Cinema	Stop Lights	Traffic lights
Airplane	Aero plane	Store	shop
Game	Match	Stove	cooker/ oven
Trashcan	Dustbin	Straight	neat
Drapes	Curtains	Subway	Underground railway
Math	Maths	Switch	Points
Windshield	Wind screen	Switch back	Hairpin bend
Garbage	Rubbish	Bill	Note
Elevator	Lift	Beer	Lager
Railroad	Railways	Braid	Plait
Cookies	Biscuits	Broad jump	Long jump
Crisp	Chips	Bun	Bap/ Roll
Apartment	Flat	Bus	Coach
Peel	Skin	Busy signal	Engaged tone
Neck tie	tie	Telephone pole	Telegraph pole
Baggage	Luggage	Teller	Cashier
Baggage car	Luggage van	Thread	Cotton
Freight train	Goods Train	Trail	Track/ footpath
Caboose	Brake van	Train Station	Railway station
Information Bureau	Enquiry office	Transit	Public Transport
Bulletin Board	Notice Board	Tub	Bath
Schedule	Time Table	Tube	Valve
Commutation ticket	Season Ticket	Two weeks	Fortnight
Commuter	Season Ticket Holder	Canine cookie	Dog Biscuit
Engineer	Driver	Car	Carriage/ Truck
Conductor	Guard	Cart	Trolley
Grade Crossing	Level Crossing	Casket	Coffin
Railroad Depot	Railway station	Cellphone/ Cellular phone	Mobile phone
Hood	Bonnet	Checking account	Current Account
Gas station	Filling Station	Vacation	Holiday
Street cars	Trams	Vest	Waistcoat
Cycler/ Wheelman	Cyclist	Wallet	Purse
Flat	Puncture	Water heater	Geyser
First floor	Ground floor	Welfare	Benefit
Freight yard	Goods yard	Well-to-do	Well-off
Radio	Wireless	Wheat bread	Brown bread
Furnace	Boiler	Wire	Telegram
Package	Parcel	yard	garden
Mail	Post	Mailman	Postman
Attorney	Lawyer	Mail slot	Letter pad
ATM	Cash point	Main street	High Street
Baby carriage	Pram/ Perambulator	Maize	Sweet corn
Band-Aid	Sticking plaster	Cub cake	Fairy cake
Bar	Pub/ Public House	Deck	Pack
Bathrobe	Dressing Room	Desk clerk	Receptionist
Discount	Concession	Fall	Autumn
District attorney	Public prosecutor	Fire house	Fire station
Muffler	Silencer	Fire truck	Fire engine
Oatmeal	Porridge	Pants	Trousers
Operating room	Operating Theatre	Paraffin	Wax
Overpass	Flyover	Period	Full stop
Drug store	Pharmacy	Petroleum	Crude oil
Pass	Overtake	Pitcher	Jug
Eraser	Rubber	Flash light	Torch
Exit	Junction	Float home	House boat
Expressway	Main road	Ground	Earth
Eyeglasses	Spectacles/ Specs	Public School	State school
Fair	Show	Purse	hand bag
Recess	Break	Seaboard	coastline
Rent	Hire	Second floor	First floor
Run	Ladder	Server	Waiter
Highboy	Tall boy	soccer	Foot ball
Hog	pig	Lead	Cable
Icebox	Refrigerator	Legal holiday	Bank holiday
Intermission	Interval	Long distance	Trunk call
Jumper	short dress	Closet	Cupboard
Kindergarten	Nursery	Biscuit	scone
Guy	Fellow	Gum	Clue
Counterclockwise	Anticlockwise	Road trip	Car journey
Crib	Cot	Cross walk	Pedestrian crossing
Clipping (from a newspaper)	Cutting	Intermission	Interval
Fire department	Fire brigade	Pitcher	Jug
Window shade	Blind	Raise	Rise
Windshield	wind screen	Sales clerk	Shop assistant
zee	zed	Sink	Washbasin