I would like to resume straight away with my previous lesson about the discrepancies in American and British usage of words.
American EnglishBritish English
1. FallAutumn
2. Movie theaterCinema
3. MM/DD/YYYYDD/MM/YYYY
4. MathMaths
5. Muffler Silencer
6. NapkinServiette
7. Nothing Nought
8. Overpass Flyover
9. Pacifier Dummy
10.PantsTrousers
11.Parking LotCar Park
12.PeriodFull Stop
13.PharmacistChemist
14.Potato ChipsCrisps
15.RentHire
16.Sausage Banger
17.Sidewalk Pavement
18.Sauccer Foot ball
19.Sweater Jumper
20.Trash CanBin
21.TruckLorry
22.Vacation Holiday
23.VestWaist Coat
24.Wind shieldWind Screen
25.Zip Code Postal Code
P Malathy, Kumaraguru College of Technology,
Coimbatore - 06.
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