British American British American

Biscuit Cracker Headmaster Principal

Match Game Chips Fries
Motorway Highway Postal Code Zip Code
Aerial Antenna Post Mail
Aerial Antenna Pants Shorts
Condom Rubber Petrol Gas
Mobile Cell phone Queue Line
Autumn Fall Ring up Call
At the weekend On the weekend Rubber Erasor
Bank holiday National holiday Jumper Sweater
Bomb (success) Bomb (disaster) Kilometre Kilometer
Caretaker Janitor Cupboard Closet
Bonnet Hood Leader Editorial
Barrister Lawyer Rubbish Garbage
Bank holiday Legal holiday Lift Elevator
Dustbin Garbage can Lorry Truck
Cooker Stove Staff Faculty
Banknote Bill Letterbox Mailbox
Book Make reservations Term Semester
Number plate License plate Toilet Restroom
Nappy Diaper Lounge suite Business suit
Bill Check Label Tag
Boot Trunk Telegram Wire
Waist coat Vest Trousers Pants
Carp park Parking lot Tin Can
Biscuit Cookie Mum Mom
Cinema Theater Torch Flash light

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Aerial Antenna
Alsatian German shepherd
Accelerator Gas pedal
Autumn Fall
At the weekend On the weekend
Anorak Jacket, parka
Base rate Prime rate
Braces Suspenders
Bill Check
Boot Trunk
Boot Trunk /rear deck
Beetroot Beet
Biscuit Cookie
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Cotton Thread
Chemist Druggist
Car park Parking lot
Curriculum vitae (CV) Résumé
Chest of drawers Bureau
Clothes peg Clothespin
Condom Rubber
Candy floss Cotton candy
Catalogue Catalog
Cooker Stove
Cotton wool Cotton ball
Caretaker Janitor
Car park Parking lot
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Corporation City
Car park Parking lot
Centre Downtown
Cinema Movie house/ theater
Crisps Chips
Chips French fries
Cloakroom Checkroom, coatroom
Chemist’s shop Drug store / Pharmacy
Chips French fries
Centre Center
Corn flour Corn starch
Curtains Drapes
Cupboard Closet
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Dressing gown (bath) robe
Dinner jacket Tux, tuxedo
Driver Engineer (train)
Duvet Comforter
Diversion Detour
Directory enquiries Directory assistance
Drawing pin Thumbtack
District Precinct
Dustbin Garbage can
Drain Sewer pipe
Draughts Checkers
Drink driving Drunk driving
Double cream Heavy cream
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Earth wire Ground wire
Estate car Station wagon
Engaged Busy
Estate agent Realtor
Expiry date Expiration date
Enquiry Inquiry
Everywhere Everyplace, everywhere
Football Soccer
Flat Apartment
Fortnight Two weeks
Fringe Bangs
Full stop Period
Film Movie
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Gear lever Gear shift
Gaol/jail Jail
Gents Men's Room
Geyser Water heater
Goods truck Freight truck
Goods train Freight train
Garden Yard
Ground floor First floor
Gallery Balcony
Garden Yard
Gear lever Gear shift
Gaol/jail Jail
Hire purchase Installment plan
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Indicator Blinker, turn signal

Interval Intermission
Icing sugar Powdered sugar

Icing sugar Powdered sugar

Ironmonger Hardware store
Inverted commas Quotation marks
Indicator Blinker, turn signal
Jumble sale Yard sale
Jacket potato Baked potato
Joe Bloggs Joe Blow
Jumper Sweater
Jewellery Jewelry
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