Усі ми знаємо, що існує різниця між американською та британською англійською. Наприклад, американці не пишуть літеру “u” у словах colour, neighbour, honour, etc.

Але чи помітили ви, що багато звичайних вже для нас американських слів не використовуються у Британії? Ми підготували для вас невеличку підказку, яка допоможе знайти у потрібний момент відповідне слово.

airplane (US)
a powered fixed-wing aircraft
aeroplane (UK)
backhoe (US)
a piece of excavating equipment
digger, excavator (UK)
bedroom community (US)
a commuter town or suburb
dormitory town (UK)
boardwalk (US)
a walkway usually made of planking, typically along a beach
promenade (UK)
bookmobile (US)
a large vehicle housing a mobile lending library
mobile library (UK)
breadbox (US)
a box for keeping bread
bread bin (UK)
broil (US)
to cook food with high heat with the heat applied directly to the food from above
grill (UK)
cellphone (US)
a portable telephone
mobile phone (UK)
charge account (US)
in a store or shop
credit account (UK)
cotton candy (US)
spun sugar often sold at fairs
candy floss (UK)
coveralls (US)
a one-piece outer protective garment
overall, boiler suit (UK)
cremains (US)
the remains of a dead body after cremation
remains, ashes (UK)
dishrag (US)
a cloth for washing dishes
dishcloth (UK)
dishwashing liquid (US)
a liquid soap used for washing dishes
washing-up liquid (UK)
district attorney (US)
state or city public prosecutor
Crown Prosecutor (UK)
divided highway (US)
a road with a highway median/central reservation
dual carriageway (UK)
downspout (US)
pipe for carrying rainwater from a gutter to the ground
drainpipe (UK)
drugstore (US)
a pharmacy, or a store selling candy, magazines, etc. along with medicine
chemist (UK)
expressway (US)
a type of limited-access road
motorway (UK)
flashlight (US)
portable battery-powered electric lamp
torch (UK)
freshman (US)
a first-year student in college or high school
fresher (UK)
howdy (US)
(short for how do you do) casual greeting that originated in the Southern States.
How do? (UK)
parking lot (US)
a usually outside area for the parking of automobiles
car park (UK)
scuttlebutt (US)
gossip, rumor; originally meant water fountain
rumour (UK)
sneaker (US)
a form of footwear, also called tennis shoe or “gym shoe”
trainer, plimsoll (UK)
upscale (US)
relating to goods targeted at high-income consumers
upmarket (UK)