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mature lazy devoted lonely solitary restless conscientious apathetic overbearing modest
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| AMERICAN | BRITISH |
| a knockout (sl. beautiful)
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a stunner (sl.) |
| a little bit | a spot (sl.) |
| abridgment | abrigement |
| acknowledgment | acknowledgement |
| ad (sl.) | advert (sl.) |
| airplane | aeroplane |
| aisle | gangway |
| alley | mews |
| aluminum | aluminium |
| analyze | analyse |
| anemia | anaemia |
| anesthetic | anaesthetic |
| annex | annexe |
| apartment | mansion flat |
| apprise/apprize | apprise |
| amortize | amortise/amortize |
| ardor | ardour |
| baby buggy (sl.) | pram (sl. perambulator) |
| babysitter | child-minder |
| bar |
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| bartender | landlord |
| bathroom | loo (sl.) |
| bathroom | +lavatory |
| beat (sl. tired) | fagged |
| biscuit | scone |
| big deal (sl.) | big noise (sl.) |
| blacktop | macadam |
| brash | cheeky (sl.) |
| breakfast sausage | banger (sl.) |
| bucks (sl. dollars) | quid (sl. pounds) |
| buffet | set meal |
| buggy (4 wheel carriage) | buggy (2 wheel carriage) |
| bum (sl. vagrant) | +tramp |
| bum (sl. vagrant) | bum (sl. backside) |
| burglary | house-breaking |
| cafeteria | refrectory |
| can (metal container) | tin |
| can (sl. jail) | nick (sl. gaol) |
| can (sl. backside) | bum (sl.) |
| caliber | calibre |
| call up (telephone) | ring up |
| cark shark (sl. gambler) | card sharper (sl.) |
| center | centre |
| cinder road | metalled roadway |
| check | cheque |
| checkers (game) | draughts |
| clerk (KLERK) | clerk (KLAHRK) |
| closet (clothes closet) | closet (toilet) |
| closet (clothes closet) | cupboard (clothes closet) |
| color | colour |
| corn | +Indian corn |
| connection | connexion |
| confused | fogged (sl.) |
| cookie | biscuit |
| cop (police officer) | bobby |
| county court | assize |
| coveralls | boiler suit |
| crap (sl. worthless) | rot (sl.) |
| crooked (illegal) | bent (sl.) |
| curb | kerb |
| dead on (sl.) | bang on |
| defense | defence |
| deflection | deflexion (but not in engineering) |
| derby (hat) | bowler |
| detour | diversion |
| dialyze | dialyse |
| diarrhea | diarrhoea |
| diner | chop house |
| disbarred | struck off |
| disgusting | off-putting |
| dishrag | dish mop |
| discount store | cut-price shop |
| dock | quay |
| draft beer | draught beer |
| dresser | +wardrobe |
| dude | tosh (sl.) |
| ecology | oecology (old sp.) |
| edema | oedema |
| efficiency apartment | bed-sit |
| electrolyze | >electrolyse |
| elevator | lift |
| engineer (railroad) | engine driver |
| enrollment | enrolment |
| eolian | aeolian |
| esophagus | oesophagus |
| estrogen | oestrogen |
| etiology | aetiology |
| favor | favour |
| favorite | favourite |
| fender (of a car) | wing |
| fervor | fervour |
| festive gathering | jollities (sl.) |
| fetus | foetus |
| fiber | fibre |
| fire department | fire brigade |
| fired | sacked |
| first floor | ground floor |
| flashlight | torch |
| flavor | flavour |
| fooling around | messing about or mucking about (sl.) |
| for rent | to let |
| freeway | motorway |
| freight train | goods train |
| French | Frog (sl.) |
| french fries | chips |
| fuel oil | petrol |
| gasoline (or gas) | petrol |
| gas | cooking gas |
| garbage can | dustbin |
| garbage dump | rubbish tip |
| genuflection | genuflexion |
| get lost! (sl. leave) | push off! (sl.) |
| glasses | +spectacles (sl. specs) |
| gray (color) | grey (colour) |
| grounded (electrical) | earthed |
| got | have gotten |
| hand drill | brace and bit |
| hang around (sl. loiter) | hang about (sl.) |
| hang up (telephone) | ring off |
| hardware store | ironmongers |
| harbor | harbour |
| hemoglobin | haemoglobin |
| hearing aid | deaf aid |
| hiccup | hiccough |
| honor | honour |
| hood | bonnet |
| horn (of a car) | hooter |
| hubcap | +wheel cover |
| humor | humour |
| inflection | inflexion |
| installment plan | hire-purchase |
| intermission | interval |
| jail | gaol |
| janitor | porter |
| jewelry | jewellery |
| judgment | judgement |
| kind of | +rather |
| knock up (sl. get pregnant) | knock up (sl. wake up) |
| labor | labour |
| lawyer | barrister |
| lawyer | soliciter |
| leather neck (sl. US Marine) | jollies (sl. Royal Marines) |
| legal holiday | bank holiday |
| leveling | levelling |
| license | licence (n.; v.= license) |
| line | que |
| lining up | queueing |
| lodgment | lodgement |
| long distance (telephone) | trunk call |
| looney | dottie (sl.) |
| loot | boodle, swag (sl.) |
| luggage | baggage |
| luster | lustre |
| | post |
| | letter |
| mailbox | postbox or pillar box |
| mailman | +postman |
| maneuver | manoeuvre |
| marvelous | marvellous |
| men's room | gents (sl.) |
| messy | shabby |
| meter (unit) | metre |
| meter (as in voltmeter) | meter |
| mist | damp |
| mold | mould |
| molder | moulder |
| molt | moult |
| mom (mother) | mum |
| movie | film |
| movie theater | cinema |
| municipal judge | magistrate |
| neighbor | neighbour |
| newsstand | kiosk |
| notary public | commisioner of oaths |
| nuts (sl. crazy) | dotty (sl.) |
| offense | offence |
| orchestra seat | stall |
| organize | organise |
| overdraw (an account) | overdraft |
| overpass (highway) | flyover |
| pad (sl. house) | digs (sl.) |
| pal (sl. friend) | fellow, chap (sl.) |
| pants | trousers |
| paralyze | paralyse |
| parking lot | motor park |
| penny (cent) | pence |
| picked up (arrested) | nicked (sl.) |
| pharmacist | chemist |
| phone booth | call box |
| phony | phoney |
| photo flash | flashlight |
| plain | moor |
| plow | plough |
| practice | practise (v.; n.= practice) |
| pretense | pretence |
| program | programme |
| pulled up | drew up |
| radio | wireless |
| railroad car | railroad carriage |
| rain cape | ulster |
| raincoat | mackintosh (or mac sl.) |
| research scientist | boffin (sl.) |
| red hair | ginger hair (sl.) |
| restroom | lavatory |
| rigor | rigour |
| root beer | ginger beer |
| rubber boots | gum boots |
| rubbers | galoshes |
| rumble seat | dickey seat (sl.) |
| savor | savour |
| sawed | sawn |
| scallion | spring onion |
| schedule (SKED-JEWL) | scedule (SHED-DUAL) |
| Scotch tape | celotape |
| scratch pad | scribbling block |
| second floor | first floor |
| sepulcher | sepulchre |
| set the table | lay the table |
| sewers | drains |
| sidewalk | path or footpath |
| shoes | boots |
| shoeshine boy | bootblack |
| shorts (underwear) | pants |
| show up (sl. arrive) | pop in (sl.) |
| shower | shower bath |
| smelled | smelt |
| smolder | smoulder |
| somber | sombre |
| space heater | electric fire |
| speakeasy (sl.) | off licence (sl.) |
| specter | spectre |
| speedboat | engine boat |
| stand (law court) | dock |
| station wagon | estate car |
| stool pigeon (sl. informer) | grass (sl.) |
| store | shop |
| streaked with... | shot through with... |
| streetcar | tram |
| subway | underground |
| subway station | tube station |
| suspenders | braces |
| swamp | bog or mire |
| swimming pool | swimming bath |
| switch (railroad) | points |
| tailored shirt maker | bespoke shirtmaker |
| takeout (food) | takeaways |
| taxes | rates |
| taxpayers | ratepayers |
| taxi | cab |
| theater | theatre |
| thumbtacks | drawing pins |
| time= HH:MM | time=HH.MM |
| trailer | caravan |
| trench coat | duffle coat |
| truck (motor truck) | lorry |
| truck (railroad car wheels)bogie |
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| trunk (of a car) | boot |
| tire | tyre |
| toilet | water closet (W.C.) |
| traffic cirle | roundabout |
| tumor | tumour |
| TV (sl.) | telly (sl.) |
| undershirt | vest |
| vacation | holiday |
| vacuum tube | valve |
| valet (military) | batman |
| vapor | vapour |
| vaudeville | music hall |
| vest | waistcoat |
| vise (tool, clamp) | vice |
| wagon | waggon |
| watch out for the... | mind the... |
| whiz | whizz |
| will | shall/will |
| will not | shan't |
| windsheild | windscreen |
| workman | tradesman |
| wrench | spanner |
| z (zee) | z (zed) |
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