English - American
coach - (inter-city) bus, usually single-decker
Economy class - coach class
first floor - second floor
fortnight - two weeks
ground floor - first floor
jelly - Jello (brand name)
tissues/paper hankies - Kleenex
twice - two times
with ice cream - a la mode
American - British English
a la mode - (French for in the fashion) with ice cream
bus (as in Greyhound bus) - (long-distance) coach
coach class - economy class
coach - railway carriage
first floor - ground floor
Jello (brand name) - jelly
Kleenex - tissues/paper hankies
second floor - third floor
two weeks - fortnight (short for fourteen nights)
two times - twice
Useful Websites
https://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/2022/10/americanisms.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_English
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