Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Americanisms - British English / Britishisms



AMERICAN - BRITISH

ball type deodorant - roll on deodorant

break - holiday (for a college term)

briefs - pants

chips - crisps

diaper - nappy

fries - chips

Jello - jelly

jelly - jam

mail slot - letter box

pacifier - dummy

pants - trousers

popover - Yorkshire pudding

rotaries - roundabouts

semester - term

sidewalk - pavement

stick deodorants - solid deodorants / deodorant stick/

trash - rubbish

vacation - holiday

yard - garden


BRITISH - AMERICAN

crisps - chips (potato chips)

deodorant stick / solid deodorant - stick deodorant

dummy - pacifier

fries - chips

garden - yard

holiday - vacation

hoover (verb and noun) - vacuum clean(er)

jam - jelly

jelly - Jello (brand name)

letter box - mail slot

nappy - diaper

pavement - sidewalk

roundabouts - rotaries (Australia) circles (USA)

rubbish - trash

term - semester

trousers - pants

Yorkshire pudding - popover

Useful websites

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-14201796

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