ENGLISH - UK & US

Difference between    British   and    American English

British  English	American  English	British  English	American English
Advertisement	Commercial	Exercise book	Notebook
Air hostess	Flight attendant	Extra time	Overtime
-Autumn	Fall	Father Christmas	Santa Claus
Bin	Garbage Can	Filling station	Gas station
Biscuit	Cookie	Film	Movie
Booking	Reservation	Fish-fingers	Fish-sticks
Bookshop	Bookstore	Flashlight	Photoflash
Call box	Phone booth	Flat	Apartment
Car park	Parking lot	Floor	Storey
Cashier	Bank teller	Football	Soccer
Centre	Center	Fortnight	Two weeks
Chips	French fries	To give somebody a lift	To give somebody a ride
Cinema	Movie theater	Goods train	Freight train
Company	Enterprise	Ground floor	First floor
Costume	Swimsuit	Gym shoes	Sneakers
Cotton	Thread	Hard cooked egg	Boiled egg_
Crossroads	Intersection	Headmaster	Principal
Cupboard	Closet	To hire	To rent
Curtains	Drapes	Hire purchase	Installment plan
Dress circle	Balcony	Holiday	Vacation
III	Sick	Mobile(phone)	Cellular
Pavement	Sidewalk	Normal	Regular
Personnel department	Human resources department	Note	Bill
Phone box	Phone booth	Notice board	Bulletin board
Post	Mail	Pants	Shorts
Pupil	Student	Paper knife	Letter opener
To queue	To line	Parliament	Congress
Railway	Railroad	Underground	Subway
Reception	Front desk	Van	Delivery truck
To ring	To call	Wage	Salary
Row	argument	Wallet	Billfold
Rubber	Eraser	Wardrobe	Closet
Rubbish	Garbage	Zip	Zipper
Shop	Store	Trolley	Cart
Shop assistant	Sales clerk	Engaged	Busy
Solicitor	Lawyer	Traffic lights	Stop lights
Subway	Underpass	Zebra crossing	Crosswalk
To suppose	To guess	Stock	Inventory
Term	Semester	Tram	Streetcar
Test	Quiz	Engine	Motor
Timetable	Schedule	Post code	Zip code
Tin	Can