{"id":71676,"date":"2019-08-19T07:42:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T07:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=71676"},"modified":"2019-08-19T07:44:37","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T07:44:37","slug":"american-and-british-english-difference-in-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/american-and-british-english-difference-in-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"American And British English Difference In Vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
When it comes to vocabulary, American English differs significantly from British English. Sometimes the same word has different meaning. There are also different words with the same meaning. A few examples are given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
American English<\/b><\/td>\nBritish English<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Airplane<\/td>\nAeroplane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apartment<\/td>\nFlat\/ apartment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Area code<\/td>\nDialling code<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Attorney, lawyer<\/td>\nBarrister, solicitor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Busy<\/td>\nEngaged (phone)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cab\/taxi<\/td>\nTaxi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Can<\/td>\nTin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Candy<\/td>\nSweets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Check\/bill<\/td>\nBill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cookie, cracker<\/td>\nBiscuit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Corn<\/td>\nMaize<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crib<\/td>\nCot<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crazy<\/td>\nMad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Diaper<\/td>\nNappy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dumb, stupid<\/td>\nStupid<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elevator<\/td>\nLift<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eraser<\/td>\nRubber, eraser<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fall, autumn<\/td>\nAutumn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Faucet, tap<\/td>\nTap<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First floor, second floor<\/td>\nGround floor, first floor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flashlight<\/td>\nTorch<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
French fries<\/td>\nChips<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garbage, trash<\/td>\nRubbish<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garbage can, trashcan<\/td>\nDustbin, rubbish bin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gas, gasoline<\/td>\nPetrol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highway, freeway<\/td>\nMain road, motorway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hood<\/td>\nBonnet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Intersection<\/td>\nCrossroads<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mad<\/td>\nAngry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mail<\/td>\nPost<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mean<\/td>\nNasty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Movie, film<\/td>\nFilm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pants, trousers<\/td>\nTrousers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pavement<\/td>\nRoad surface<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pitcher<\/td>\nJug<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Potato chips<\/td>\nCrisps<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purse<\/td>\nHandbag<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Raise<\/td>\nRise (salary)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Railroad<\/td>\nRailway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rest room<\/td>\nPublic toilet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Schedule, timetable<\/td>\nTimetable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sneakers<\/td>\nTrainers (sports shoes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stand in line<\/td>\nQueue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stingy<\/td>\nMean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Store, shop<\/td>\nShop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subway<\/td>\nUnderground<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Truck<\/td>\nVan, lorry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trunk<\/td>\nBoot (of a car)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stand in line<\/td>\nQueue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Two weeks<\/td>\nFortnight, two weeks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vacation<\/td>\nHoliday(s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Windshield<\/td>\nWindscreen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zee<\/td>\nZed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stand in line<\/td>\nQueue<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zipper<\/td>\nZip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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