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