আমেরিকান ইংলিশ-বনাম-ব্রিটিশ ইংলিশএর এই ডিফারেন্সগুলা মাথায় রাখলে হয়তো কোনো সময় উপকৃত হতে পারেন।

AMERICAN ENGLISH=BRITISH ENGLISH
A
an agent (broker) = a factor
an airplane = an aeroplane
aisle = gangway
alley = ginnel
aluminum = aluminium
an apartment = a flat
an appetizer (before the meal) = a starter
an appointment = an engagement
archeology = archaeology

B
a babysitter = a child-minder
bad luck = hard line
bad manners = bad form
baked potato = jacket potato
the bathroom = the loo, toilet
a Band-Aid = an Elastoplast
a bank teller = a cashier
a bedspread = a duvet
bell boy (hotel) = page
bill (money) = note
billion = trillion / milliard
bleachers = terrace
boob tube (TV) = goggle-box
braces (for teeth) = brace
built-in = in-built
bumper to bumper (traffic) = nose to tail
bus = coach
busy (phone) = engaged

C
to call (on the phone) = to ring
cafeteria = refectory
a can of peas = a tin of peas
candy = sweets
car crash = car smash
catnip = cat mint
catalog = catalogue
cents = pence
Chapstick = lip balm
a check = a cheque / bill (restaurant)
checkers (game) = draughts
chips = crisps
cigarette = fag
clipping (e.g., from a newspaper) = cutting
closet (bedroom) = wardrobe
clothespin = peg
clothing store = outfitter
a collect call = a reverse charge call
color = colour
come by = pop round
a cookie = a biscuit
a cop, an officer = a copper
corn = maize
corn on the cob = maize cob
cotton candy = candy floss
a commercial = an advertisment
a cracker, or cookie = a biscuit
a crib (baby bed) = a cot
a cross walk = a zebra crossing
a crossing guard = a lollipop man / lady
a cupcake = a fairy cake
a curb = a kerb

D
deck of cards = pack of cards
delayed (late) = held up
department = faculty
department head = consultant
dessert = afters
a detour = a diversion
a diaper = a nappy
to dishonorably discharge = to cashier
a dollar bill = a note
a doorbell = a bellpush
a drugstore = a chemist
drunk = pissed
a duplex = a semi-detached house

E
an eggplant = an aubergine
an electric cord = flex
an elevator = a lift
the emergency room = the casualty
an eraser = a rubber
expensive = dear
extension cord (electric) = extension lead

F
faucet = tap
favorite = favourite
financial aid, scholarship = bursary
fire department = fire brigade
first floor (building) = ground floor
flagpole = flagstaff
a flashlight = a torch
a flight attendant = an airhostess
a flirt = a tart
font, typeface = fount
freeway = motorway, carriageway
freezer = cold store
French fries = chips

G
game = match
garage sale = boot sale
garbage dump = midden
garbage man, trash man = dustman
garter belt = suspenders
gasoline / gas = petrol
gear shift = gear lever
gizzards = offal
golashes, rain boots = wellingtons, wellies
good many, large number = good few
glove compartment = facia pocket
glue = gum
grandfather clock = long-case clock
graduate = pass out
granola = muesli
gray = grey
ground beef = minced meat
gum = glue or paste
gutter = gully

H
hamburger bun = bap
to handle, touch = to fondle
hardware store = ironmonger
headlights (car) = headlamps
hem and haw (speech) = m and r
high school = grammar school
honor = honour
hood (of a car) = bonnet
horn (of a car) = hooter
horny = randy
hospital emergency room = casualty
house (one story) = bungalow
humor = humour
hungry = peckish
insane = mad
intermission = interval

J-K-L
jail = gaol
jello / gelatin dessert = jelly
jelly = jam
jewelry = jewellery
kindergarten = infant's school
to kiss (passionately) = to snog
ladybug = ladybird
laid off (job) = made redundant
law offices = chambers
lawyer, attorney = barrister, solicitor / pleader
leash (for a dog) = lead
leather = hide
legal age = full age
library card = library ticket
license plate = number plate
a line (of people) = queue
linens = muslins
living room = lounge
liquor store = off Licence, offy
lunch box = piece-tin

M-N-O
mail = post
mailbox = postbox
mail carrier = postman, posty
maneuver = manoeuvre
a marsh (swamp) = a fen
math = maths
memo or voucher = chit
menopause = the maenopause
mirror = glass
mold = mould
movie = film / picture
movie theater = cinema
napkin = serviette
nominate = adopt
notebook = jotter
nudist = naturist
oatmeal = porridge
on/off ramp = slip road
oven = cooker
overalls = dungarees
overhead expense = on-cost
overpass (bridge) = flyover

P
pacifier (baby) = dummy
package = bundle
pajamas = pyjamas
panties = knickers
pants = trousers
paper towel = kitchen towel, kitchen paper
parade = carnival
parking lot = car park
peanuts = monkey nuts
peek-a-boo = peep-bo
a period (punctuation) = a full stop
petty cash = float
pharmacist = chemist
pickles = pickled cucumbers
picnic basket = picnic hamper
pie crust = pastry base
pine cone = fir apple
pitcher = jug
plastic wrap = clingfilm
Plexiglas = perspex
a police officer = a copper
Popsicle = ice lolly
postage meter = franking machine
potato chips = crisps
principal = headmaster
private school = public school
public library = lending library
public school = state school
purse = handbag

R-S
raincoat = mackintosh / mack
realtor = estate agent
to rent = o hire
repair = mend
robe = dressing gown
rubber boots = gum boots
a run in my stocking = addering my tights
S-curve (road) = double bend
sand box = sand pit
sandwich = butty, sarny
Santa Claus = Father Christmas
security deposit = key money
scrambled eggs = buttered eggs
sell = log
shampoo = hair wash
a shiver / a shudder = a frisson
shopping cart/basket = rolley
sidewalk = pavement / footway
Sir = Squire, Guv'nor
a slash (punctuation) = an oblique
slipcovers = oose covers
sneakers = rainers, plimsolls, pumps
soccer = ootball
solitaire = patience
spelled = spelt
squash = marrow
station wagon = estate car
steering wheel = driving wheel
stingy = mean
stroller = pram, pushchair
studio apartment = bedsitter
styrofoam = polystyrene
suspenders = braces
sweater = pullover, jumper

T
take-out (food) = take-away
talk show = chat show
telephone = blower
telephone booth = call box
tip, gratuity = dash
tissue / kleenex = paper handkerchief
toll free (phone) = free phone
traffic jam = tailback
transmission = gear box
thread = cotton
thumb tack = drawing pin
tic tac toe = naughts and crosses
tire = tyre
toothpick = cocktail stick
tract housing = housing estate
trailor = caravan
trash = rubbish
trash bag = bin liner
trash can = bin, dustbin (the one outside)
truck = lorry
trunk (of a car) = boot
turn signals = flashers
tux / tuxedo = dinner jacket
two weeks = fortnight

U-Z
umbrella = brolly
undershirt = vest
underwear = pants, knickers
vacation = holiday
vest = waistcoat
waken or rouse = knock up