British and American English
Although they differ from each other, being variants of World English, American and British English are more similar than different.
Here are a few words which are different in American and British English.
| American | British |
| apartment | flat |
| argument | row |
| baby carriage | pram |
| band-aid | plaster |
| bathroom | loo or WC |
| can | tin |
| chopped beef | mince |
| cookie | biscuit |
| corn | maize |
| diaper | nappy |
| elevator | lift |
| eraser | rubber |
| flashlight | torch |
| fries | chips |
| gas | petrol |
| guy | bloke, chap |
| highway | motorway |
| hood (car) | bonnet |
| jello | jelly |
| jelly | jam |
| kerosene | paraffin |
| lawyer | solicitor |
| license plate | number plate |
| line | queue |
| post | |
| motor home | caravan |
| movie theater | cinema |
| muffler | silencer |
| napkin | serviette |
| nothing | nought |
| overpass | flyover |
| pacifier | dummy |
| pants | trousers |
| parking lot | car park |
| period | full stop |
| pharmacist | chemist |
| potato chips | crisps |
| rent | hire |
| sausage | banger |
| sidewalk | pavement |
| soccer | football |
| sweater | jumper |
| trash can | bin |
| truck | lorry |
| trunk (car) | boot |
| vacation | holiday |
| vest | waistcoat |
| windshield (car) | windscreen |
| zip code | postal code |