The Alphabet
| Capital |
Small |
| A |
a |
| B |
b |
| C |
c |
| D |
d |
| E |
e |
| F |
f |
| G |
g |
| H |
h |
| I |
i |
| J |
j |
| K |
k |
| L |
l |
| M |
m |
| N |
n |
| O |
o |
| P |
p |
| Q |
q |
| R |
r |
| S |
s |
| T |
t |
| U |
u |
| V |
v |
| W |
w |
| X |
x |
| Y |
y |
| Z |
z |
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The differences between British English and American English are predominantly in the 'everyday'
language that people use to communicate.
Americans 'stand in line, while the British 'get in the queue' .
Yet, north is north in either country; most of the language is easily understood.
Here we have a short list of words that may sound curious or odd to the other culture:
| In American |
In British |
|
In American |
In British |
|
In American |
In British |
| apartment |
flat |
|
argument |
row |
|
baby carriage |
pram |
| band-aid |
plaster |
|
bathroom |
loo or WC |
|
can |
tin |
| chopped beef |
mince |
|
cookie |
biscuit |
|
corn |
maize |
| diaper |
nappy |
|
elevator |
lift |
|
eraser |
rubber |
| flashlight |
torch |
|
fries |
chips |
|
gas |
petrol |
| guy |
bloke, chap |
|
highway |
motorway |
|
hood (car) |
bonnet |
| jello |
jelly |
|
jelly |
jam |
|
kerosene |
paraffin |
| lawyer |
solicitor |
|
license plate |
number plate |
|
line |
queue |
| mail |
post |
|
motor home |
caravan |
|
movie theater |
cinema |
| muffler |
silencer |
|
napkin |
serviette |
|
nothing |
nought |
| overpass |
flyover |
|
pacifier |
dummy |
|
pants |
trousers |
| parking lot |
car park |
|
period |
full stop |
|
pharmacist |
chemist |
| potato chips |
crisps |
|
rent |
hire |
|
sausage |
banger |
| sidewalk |
pavement |
|
soccer |
football |
|
sweater |
jumper |
| trash can |
bin |
|
truck |
lorry |
|
trunk (car) |
boot |
| vacation |
holiday |
|
vest |
waistcoat |
|
windshield (car) |
windscreen |
| zip code |
postal code |
|
grill, bbq |
barbie |
|
beer |
bitter |
And there are many more.
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