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    This document lists various terms that differ between British and American English, providing the equivalent term used in the other variant. Some examples of differences include: a "saddle" on a bike is called a "seat" in American English, items can be "on sale" or "for sale" , a "saleroom" is a "salesroom" in American English, and a "sweet" is a "dessert" in American English. Over 100 terms are listed with their British and American English equivalents.

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    This document lists various terms that differ between British and American English, providing the equivalent term used in the other variant. Some examples of differences include: a "saddle" on a bike is called a "seat" in American English, items can be "on sale" or "for sale" , a "saleroom" is a "salesroom" in American English, and a "sweet" is a "dessert" in American English. Over 100 terms are listed with their British and American English equivalents.

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    13 British Vs American English

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    This document lists various terms that differ between British and American English, providing the equivalent term used in the other variant. Some examples of differences include: a "saddle" on a bike is called a "seat" in American English, items can be "on sale" or "for sale" , a "saleroom" is a "salesroom" in American English, and a "sweet" is a "dessert" in American English. Over 100 terms are listed with their British and American English equivalents.

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    13.

    British vs American English Differences

    saddle (on a bicycle)


    (on) sale
    saleroom
    sales talk
    saloon bar
    salt beef
    sandpit
    sandwich-cake
    sanitary towel
    saucy
    scarper
    scatty
    scone
    screw
    scribbling block
    scrum
    scullery
    seaside
    secateurs
    Sellotape (brand name)
    service flats
    serviette
    settee (US and UK)
    shingle
    shoeblack
    shop assistant
    shop steward
    shopping centre (US and UK)
    shopping trolley
    short-sighted (vision)
    sideboards
    sidesman
    single ticket
    skipping-rope
    skirting-board
    sleeping partner
    slice/fish slice
    slot machine
    small print (US and UK)
    snakes and ladders (game)
    social security
    soft drink (US and UK)
    solicitor
    solitaire

    seat
    for sale
    salesroom
    sales pitch
    lounge bar (US and UK)
    corned beef
    sandbox
    layer cake
    sanitary napkin
    impudent/sassy
    run away
    scatterbrained
    biscuit
    salary, wages
    scratch paper
    scrimmage (in sports); confusion
    room off a kitchen for washing dishes
    beach (US and UK)
    pruners/pruning shears
    Scotch tape (brand name)
    apartment hotel
    napkin (US and UK)
    couch/sofa (US and UK)
    beach pebbles (see shingle US)
    bootblack
    salesperson
    labor union representative
    mall
    shopping cart
    nearsighted
    sideburns (US and UK)
    usher (in a church)
    one-way ticket
    jump rope
    baseboard
    silent partner
    spatula/pancake turner
    vending machine (US and UK)
    fine print (US and UK)
    Chutes and Ladders (brand name)
    welfare
    soda/pop/tonic/Coke
    lawyer/attorney
    peg solitaire

    sort code
    sous chef
    soya beans
    spanner
    speciality
    spectacles (US and UK)
    sponge bag
    sports jacket
    spring onion
    stabilisers (on a childs bike)
    Stanley knife (brand name)
    state school
    STD (subscriber trunk dialling)
    stick beans
    sticker (US and UK)
    stockings (US and UK)
    stone (in fruit)
    straight away
    stroke (the / symbol)
    stuffing (US and UK)
    subway
    summer time
    superannuation
    supply teacher
    surname (US and UK)
    suspenders
    swede
    sweet
    sweets
    Swiss roll

    routing number
    commis chef
    soybeans
    wrench (US and UK)
    specialty
    glasses (US and UK)/eyeglasses
    toilet bag
    sport coat
    green onion/scallion
    training wheels
    utility knife
    public school
    long distance
    pole beans
    decal
    hose
    pit
    immediately (US and UK)
    slash (US and UK)
    dressing
    underpass
    daylight-saving time
    pension plan
    substitute teacher
    last name (US and UK)
    garters
    rutabaga
    dessert (US and UK)
    candy
    jelly roll

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