A - E F - J K - O P - T U - Z
| American English | British English |
|---|---|
| P | |
| pacifier | dummy |
| a package of cigarettes | a packet of cigarettes |
| panties | knickers |
| pants | trousers |
| paper towel | kitchen roll paper |
| parentheses | brackets |
| parka | anorak |
| parking garage | multi-storey car park |
| parking lot | car park |
| pavement | road surface |
| pay raise | pay rise |
| photoflash | flashlight |
| pin | badge |
| pitcher | jug |
| potato chips | crisps |
| powdered sugar | icing sugar |
| president (business) | managing director |
| prime rate | base rate |
| principal | headmaster, head teacher |
| program | programme |
| public school | state school |
| Q | |
| quiz | test |
| quotation marks | inverted commas, quotation marks |
| R | |
| railroad | railway |
| raincoat | mackintosh |
| raisin | sultana |
| regular | normal |
| to rent | to hire |
| report card | school report |
| reservation | booking |
| resume | curriculum vitae |
| to give s.b. a ride | to give s.b. a lift |
| roast | joint |
| rubber, condom | condom |
| rubbers | wellington boots |
| rummage sale | jumble sale |
| running shoes | trainers |
| S | |
| salary cut | wage cut |
| sales clerk | shop assistant |
| Santa Claus | Father Christmas |
| schedule | timetable |
| second floor | first floor |
| semester | term |
| to set the table | to lay the table |
| shot | injection, jab |
| sidewalk | pavement |
| silverware | cutlery |
| skillet | frying pan |
| sled | sledge |
| sneakers | trainers |
| soccer | football |
| social security number | national insurance number |
| station wagon | van |
| steering wheel | driving wheel |
| stingy | mean |
| stock | share |
| stop lights | traffic lights |
| store | shop |
| story | storey |
| stove | cooker |
| streetcar | tram |
| student | pupil |
| subway | underground, tube |
| superstore | store |
| suspenders | braces |
| sweater | cardigan |
| swimsuit | costume |
| T | |
| tag | label |
| taxi stand | taxi rank |
| telephone operator | telephonist |
| theater | theatre |
| thread | cotton |
| thumbtack | drawing pin |
| tire | tyre |
| toothpick | cocktail stick |
| track | platform |
| track | tracks |
| traffic circle, rotary | roundabout |
| trailer | caravan |
| traveled | travelled |
| trench coat | duffle coat |
| truck | lorry |
| trunk | boot |
| turn signal | indicator |
| turtle | tortoise |
| turtle neck | polo neck |
| tux, tuxedo | dinner jacket |
| two weeks | fortnight |