A - E F - J K - O P - T U - Z
American English | British English |
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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 |