Saturday, December 19, 2015

Americanisms and Britishisms, car, purse




US - UK
automobile - car
button (pin on) - badge (in the UK a button is something you sew on which goes through a button hole
coin purse - purse
license plate - number plate (for car or vehicle)
main street - high street
purse - clutch bag or bag
truck - lorry

UK - USA
badge - button
bag - purse
car - automobile
high street - main street
lorry - truck
purse - coin purse

Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker

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