Hi - Americanisms and Britishisms

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BRITISH - AMERICAN
at the end of the day - ultimately
burgle - burglarize
boot (of a car) - trunk
car park - parking lot
chemist - drug store
disembark - deplane
estate agent - realtor
film - movie
for nothing - for free
give it / give it away - gift it
got - gotten
high street - main street
I'm okay / I am fine - I'm good
in the future - going forward
it's a bargain - it's a steal
lift - elevator
lorry - truck
maths - math
momentarily - shortly, in a moment, soon
my fault / my mistake - my bad
nappy - diaper
now - at this moment in time
pavement - sidewalk
railway station - train station
Rubber - eraser
shop - store
shopping trolley - shopping cart
solicitor - attorney
take away food - take out food
tarmac  - pavement
turn right - make a right
zed - zee



Pie a la mode - apple pie with ice cream, created in America. See Wikipedia.

AMERICAN - BRITISH
a la mode as in pie a la mode - apple pie with ice cream
at this moment in time - now
attorney - solicitor, legal representative
automobile, vehicle - car
burglarize - burgle
deplane - disembark
diaper - nappy
drug store - chemist
elevator - lift
eraser - rubber
free / for nothing - for free
gift it - give it - give it away
good to go - ready to go / leave /start
going forward - in the future
gotten - got
hood (of automobile) - bonnet
it's a steal - it's a bargain
math - maths
main street - high street
momentarily - soon, shortly, in a minute
my bad - my mistake, my fault, my error
movie - film
parking lot - car park
physician - GP
real estate - property
realtor - estate agent
rubber - condom, Durex, sheath, contraceptive
shopping cart - shopping trolley
shortly, soon, in a moment - momentarily
store - shop
take out - take away
train station - railway station
transportation - transport
truck - lorry
trunk (of an auto) - boot (of a car)
zee - zed

Flag of Singapore where they speak British English - and Singlish!

USEFUL LANGUAGE WEBSITES
Americanisms
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14201796

Travel Websites
singaporeair.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Changi_Airport
https://www.jewelchangiairport.com/
https://www.visitsingapore.com/en/
visittheusa.co.uk
visitbritain.com
visitbritainshop.com

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