USA - UK
ball hop - porter
closet - wardrobe/walk in wardrobe/cupboard
comforter - duvet
cookies - biscuits
cops - police
diaper - nappy
eraser - rubber
faucet - tap
hack - tip
(car) hood - bonnet
gas - petrol
Jello (brand name) - jelly
jelly - jam
mail - post
pants - trousers
pavement - roadway/tarmac
porter - porter (at railway stations, bell hop is at hotels)
rubber - Durex (brand)
sidewalk - pavement
soccer - football
(car) trunk - boot
underpants - pants
UK USA
biscuits - cookies
(car) - bonnet - hood
(car) boot - trunk
cupboard - closet
duvet - comforter
football - soccer
jam - jelly
jelly - Jello (brand)
nappy - diaper
pants - underpants
paper hanky - tissues/Kleenex
pavement - sidewalk
petrol - gas
police - cop/cops (plural)
post - mail
(hotel) porter - bell hop
tap - faucet
tip - hack
trousers - pants
wardrobe/walk-in wardrobe - closet
Useful Websites
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_American_and_British_English
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