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11.

British vs American English Differences

OAP (old age pensioner)


oblique (the/symbol)
old age pension
ordinary shares
outsize
overtake (a car on a road) (US and UK)
P&P (postage and packing)
pack (of cards) (US and UK)
paddling pool
panda car
paper round
paraffin
patience (card game)
pavement
pen-friend
petrol
physiotherapist
(the) pictures
pillar-box
pinafore dress
pip
pith
plaster (for a wound)
Plasticine (brand name)
plimsolls
pneumatic drill (US and UK)
polo-neck
pontoon (card game)
porridge
post (US and UK)
post-mortem (US and UK)
postcode
power point
pram / perambulator
prawns (US and UK)
prefect (in a school)
presently
primary school
prison warder
propelling pencil
property
prospectus
pub
public prosecutor

senior citizen (US and UK)


slash (US and UK)
Social Security
common stock
extra-large (US and UK)
pass (US and UK)
S&H (shipping and handling)
deck of cards
wading pool
police cruiser
paper route
kerosene
solitaire
sidewalk
pen pal
gas/gasoline
physical therapist
movies
mailbox
jumper
seed/pit (in fruit)
pulp
Band-Aid (brand name) (US and UK)
Play-Doh (brand name)
canvas sneakers
jackhammer
turtleneck
blackjack (US and UK)
oatmeal (cooked)
mail (US and UK)
autopsy (US and UK)
Zip Code
electrical outlet
baby carriage/stroller
shrimp (US and UK)
monitor (US and UK)
soon (US and UK)
grammar school/grade school
corrections officer
mechanical pencil
real estate
brochure
bar (US and UK)
district attorney/DA

public telephone box


public transport
pudding basin
puncture
push-bike
pushchair
pylon
quay
query
queue up

pay phone (US and UK)


public transportation
pudding bowl (US and UK)
flat (tire)
bicycle (US and UK)
stroller
high-tension tower
wharf(US and UK)
question
line up

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