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UK word--------------------------------------------------------------------USA word

11th June 1998
11/06/98--------------------------------------------------------------------06/11/98
the dot at the end of a sentence
full stop----------------------------------------------------------------------period
unit of paper currency
note--------------------------------------------------------------------------bill
mathematics
maths-------------------------------------------------------------------------math
autumn fall day when offices are closed
bank holiday-----------------------------------------------------------------legal holiday
small pointed thing used to pin papers onto walls
drawing pin-------------------------------------------------------------------thumb tack
mark made when something is correct or selected
tick----------------------------------------------------------------------------check
the name of the final letter of the alphabet
zed-----------------------------------------------------------------------------zee
Pissed
Drunk------------------------------------------------------------------------------Angry
third piece of a male's suit that goes between the jacket and the shirt
waist---------------------------------------------------------------------------coat vest
what women wear over their legs
tights--------------------------------------------------------------------------(panty) hose
what men wear over their legs
trousers-----------------------------------------------------------------------pants
a type of soft shoe used in sports or for casual wear
trainers,plimsolls-------------------------------------------------------------sneakers
strap to hold up a man's trousers / pants
braces------------------------------------------------------------------------suspenders
item to hold up stockings
suspenders------------------------------------------------------------------garters
item of clothing worn in house at night
dressing gown---------------------------------------------------------------bathrobe
a thin cloth from Arabia
muslin------------------------------------------------------------------------cheesecloth
large bag carried by females
hand bag----------------------------------------------------------------------------purse
container carried by females for money
purse-------------------------------------------------------------------------pocket book
what you put in a baby's mouth
dummy-----------------------------------------------------------------------pacifier
what you put around a baby's bottom
nappy-------------------------------------------------------------------------diaper
the area next to a street where pedestrians walk
pavement---------------------------------------------------------------------sidewalk
place to cross a street on foot
pedestrian crossing----------------------------------------------------------crosswalk
place from where goods are bought
shop---------------------------------------------------------------------------store
place from where medicine is bought
chemist------------------------------------------------------------------------drug store
payment in a restaurant
bill-----------------------------------------------------------------------------check
place where alcoholic drinks are bought
off licence---------------------------------------------------------------------liquor store
shop / store selling metal goods and tools
ironmonger------------------------------------------------------------------hardware store
the business part of a city
town centre------------------------------------------------------------------downtown
law enforcement officer
copper-----------------------------------------------------------------------cop
what there was before email
post--------------------------------------------------------------------------mail
code used when sorting mail / post
postal code-----------------------------------------------------------------zip code
telephone call where the person called pays
reverse charge--------------------------------------------------------------collect call
free telephone call paid by company
free phone-------------------------------------------------------------------toll free
four wheeled private vehicle
car---------------------------------------------------------------------------automobile
front of a car / automobile
bonnet-----------------------------------------------------------------------hood
rear compartment of a car / automobile
boot--------------------------------------------------------------------------trunk
metal plate with number on a vehicle
number plate----------------------------------------------------------------license plate
long piece of metal used for radio reception
aerial-------------------------------------------------------------------------antenna
metal tool for tightening nuts and bolts
spanner----------------------------------------------------------------------wrench
glass in front of a car
windscreen------------------------------------------------------------------windshield
metal over the wheel to keep mud off
mud guard------------------------------------------------------------------fender
multi-lane road for cars
motorway-------------------------------------------------------------------freeway
road passing over another
flyover-----------------------------------------------------------------------overpass
heavy goods vehicle
lorry------------------------------------------------------------------------truck
fuel for vehicles
petrol-----------------------------------------------------------------------gasoline
place to buy fuel
petrol station---------------------------------------------------------------gas station
area to stop off a major road
lay-by-----------------------------------------------------------------------pull-off
metal container in street for unwanted items
skip--------------------------------------------------------------------------dumpster
ticket for one journey
single------------------------------------------------------------------------one way
ticket for two journeys: out and back
return------------------------------------------------------------------------round trip
what you eat with milk, tea or coffee
biscuit------------------------------------------------------------------------cookie
what you put on bread
jam---------------------------------------------------------------------------jelly
a gelatinous dessert
jelly---------------------------------------------------------------------------jell-O
crunchy thin-sliced fried potatoes
crisps-------------------------------------------------------------------------chips
fried stick-shaped potatoes
chips--------------------------------------------------------------------------french fries
a large vessel for juice or water
jug----------------------------------------------------------------------------pitcher
sweet things given to children to rot their teeth
sweets------------------------------------------------------------------------candy
rolled up cake with jam / jelly in the middle
Swiss roll---------------------------------------------------------------------jelly roll
a sugary liquid like honey
treacle-----------------------------------------------------------------------molasses
flavoured ice on a stick
lolly--------------------------------------------------------------------------popsicle
soft long green vegetable
marrow-----------------------------------------------------------------------squash
meat passed through a device that breaks it up into little pieces
mince------------------------------------------------------------------------ground meat
cereal made from oats, sugar and milk
porridge----------------------------------------------------------------------oatmeal
Swiss cereal made from oats
muesli------------------------------------------------------------------------granola
fluffy sweet item for children
candy floss-------------------------------------------------------------------cotton candy
arthropod with six legs
insect-------------------------------------------------------------------------bug
red insect / bug with black spots
ladybird-----------------------------------------------------------------------ladybug
dwelling in a large building
flat----------------------------------------------------------------------------apartment
device for obtaining water
tap----------------------------------------------------------------------------faucet
container for household waste
rubbish bin-------------------------------------------------------------------trash can
portable battery-operated light source
torch--------------------------------------------------------------------------flashlight
the floor of a building that is level with the ground
ground floor------------------------------------------------------------------first floor
the floor of a building that is one level above the ground
first floor----------------------------------------------------------------------second floor
device for carrying people between floors of a building
lift-----------------------------------------------------------------------------elevator
place where films / movies can be seen
cinema movie-----------------------------------------------------------------theatre
a type of house connected to one other
semi-detached----------------------------------------------------------------house duplex
a self contained section of television
programme-------------------------------------------------------------------show
game played on chess board
draughts-----------------------------------------------------------------------checkers
contest between two teams
match--------------------------------------------------------------------------game
game played by two teams with bats and balls
cricket--------------------------------------------------------------------------baseball
player who throws a ball at another player holding a bat
bowler-------------------------------------------------------------------------pitcher
bar on a pivot for children
see-saw-----------------------------------------------------------------------teeter-totter
simple game of O and X
noughts and crosses----------------------------------------------------------tic tac toe
a collection of playing cards
pack----------------------------------------------------------------------------deck
a portable telephone
mobile cellular-----------------------------------------------------------------cell
Asian
ENGLAND- Person of Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi origin
USA- Person of Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, Philippino origin
ass
a donkey-----------------------------------------------------------------------human posterior
bathroom
a room containing a bath or shower------------------------------------a room containing a toilet
bill
a piece of paper--------------------------------------------------------------currency
bomb
success-----------------------------------------------------------------------disaster
buns
sticky cake---------------------------------------------------------------------human posterior
bum
human posterior-------------------------------------------------------unemployed, down-and-out
chips
crisps----------------------------------------------------------------------------------french fries
fag
cigarette------------------------------------------------------------------male homosexual
fanny
external female sex organs---------------------------------------------human posterior
football
soccer---------------------------------------------------------------------gridiron
hamper
picnic basket full of food---------------------------------------------------basket for dirty clothes
homely
pleasant--------------------------------------------------------------------ugly
Indian
person from the Indian sub-continent-----------------------------------indigenous American
jelly
gelatinous dessert--------------------------------------------------------fruit preserve
mad
not sane-------------------------------------------------------------------angry
mean
stingy----------------------------------------------------------------------aggressive
pants
worn under trousers---------------------------------------------------------worn over underwear
pissed
drunk-------------------------------------------------------------------------angry
presently
soon--------------------------------------------------------------------------now
public school
fee-paying school------------------------------------------------------------state school
queen
the head of state-------------------------------------------------------------male homosexual
rubber
implement to erase pencil---------------------------------------------marks male contraceptive
semi
semi-detatched house-------------------------------------------------------tractor-trailer
smart
well dressed-----------------------------------------------------------------clever
spunk
slang for male sexual emission------------------------------------------full of "get up and go"
suspenders
hold up stockings------------------------------------------------------hold up trousers / pants
tea
drink served hot with milk-----------------------------------------drink served cold with lemon
tramp
unemployed, down-and-out--------------------derogatory term for a female of "easy virtue"
vest
a garment worn under a shirt-----------------------------------the third part of a three piece
wash up
wash dishes after a meal------------------------------------------------wash face and hands