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British and American English

spelling words and phrases

British English American English British English American English
aluminium foil aluminum foil
apologise apologize angry mad
cancelled canceled athletics track and field
center aubergine eggplant
centre chili autumn fall
chilli color banknote, note bill
colour cozy restroom
cosy donut (also doughnut) bathroom (in a public place) check
doughnut favor bill (at a restaurant) garbage can
favour favorite bin cookie
favourite gray biscuit apartment building
grey humor block of flats boarding pass
humour lasagna boarding card parentheses
lasagne meter brackets coffee shop
metre neighbor café parking lot, parking garage
neighbour offense car park spelunking
offence organize caving french fries, fries
organise organization chips downtown, downtown area
organisation practice city centre smart, intelligent
practise program clever cooking class
programme pajamas cookery course potato chips
pyjamas realize crisps resumé
realise recognize CV do the laundry
recognise socialize do the washing do the dishes
socialise tire do the washing-up doctor’s office
tyre traveled doctor’s surgery driver’s license
travelled traveler driving licence blonde (hair)
traveller yogurt fair (hair) apartment
yoghurt, yogurt flat roommate
flatmate soccer
grammar and usage football refrigerator
fridge period
British English American English full stop yard
garden first floor
I have backache I have a backache ground floor purse
I have toothache I have a toothache handbag vacation
in the hospital holiday vacuum
in hospital hoover (verb) sick
ill sweater
at the weekend on the weekend jumper elevator
in the team on the team lift baggage
luggage grade
4(th) January January 4(th) mark game
match Math
quarter past two a quarter after two Maths cell phone
mobile phone motorcycle
I’m studying History. I’m majoring in History. motorbike mom / mommy
attend a course take a class mum / mummy news anchor
hire a car rent a car newsreader Gym
have a shower take a shower PE gas
have a fever petrol call
have a temperature clean my room phone, ring, call host
tidy my room presenter elementary school, grade school
primary school line
learnt learned queue train station
smelt smelled railway station garbage, trash
dreamt dreamed rubbish high school
spelt spelled secondary school store
spilt spilled shop salesperson
shop assistant last name
surname candy
sweets Ping-Pong
table tennis taxi stand
taxi rank TV
telly check (3)
tick (3) can
tin, can flashlight
torch sneakers
trainers pants
trousers TV/radio show
subway
TV/radio programme
underground

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