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England: cheers
America: thanks

England: proper
America: legitimate/authentic/genuine/actual

England: candy floss
America: cotton candy

England: plasters
America: band-aids

England: mate
America: friend/ buddy

England: hob
America: stove

England: bloke

America: guy

England: maths
America: math/ mathematics

England: mental

America: crazy/ insane

England: marks
America: grades

England: chat

America: converse

England: faulty

America: broken/ damaged/ unreliable

England: bits (The English really love this word.)

America: pieces/ parts

England: Pop in

America: Stop in

England: car park

America: parking lot

England: city center

America: downtown

England: prawn
America: shrimp

England: burgled
America: burglarized 

England: yeah?

America: okay?/ following?

England: Mum

America: Mom

England: 12/02/2011 February 12, 2011

America: 02/12/2011 February 12, 2011

Note: Very important difference.

England: arse

America: ass

England: standard

America: usual/ typical

England: bird (a girl)

America: chick (a girl)

Note: Bird/chick has always come across as derogatory when I have heard it used.

England: to post/ post box/ the post

America: to mail/ mail box/ the mail

England: tramp

America: bum

England: interval

America: intermission

England: to tidy

America: to clean

England: bloody

America: damn

England: I’m shit at

America: I’m terrible/ awful/ horrible at

England: camp

America: flamboyant/ gay/ metro-sexual

England: washing up liquid/ to do the washing up

America: dishwater liquid/ to wash the dishes

England: wellies/ wellingtons

America: rubber boots or rain boots

England: torch

America: flashlight

England: rubbish

America: trash/ garbage

England: petroleum/ petrol

America: gasoline/ gas

England: nail varnish

America: nail polish

England: jumper

America: sweater or sweatshirt

England: lift

America: elevator

England: post code

America: zip code

England: biscuits

America: dry cookies (think Graham Crackers and Vanilla Wafer type cookies)

England: cinema

America: movie theatre

England: film

America: movie

England: dustbin/ bin

America: trash can/ trash

England: ground floor

America: first floor

England: hoover/ to hoover

America: vacuum cleaner/ to vacuum

England: holiday

America: vacation

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