Despite most of them having English as their first ...



Despite most of them having English as their first language, British and American people sometimes use different words to talk about the same things.

Match the British English word on the left with the American English equivalent on the right:

British English: American English:

1. autumn diaper

2. biscuit zip code

3. car boot freeway

4. chemist railroad

5. crisps closet

6. cupboard garbage can

7. dustbin car trunk

8. estate agent sidewalk

9. lift liquor store

10. motorway fall

11. nappy cookie

12. off licence realtor

13. pavement elevator

14. postcode potato chips

15. railway drugstore

Answers:

British English: American English:

1. autumn fall

2. biscuit cookie

3. car boot car trunk

4. chemist drugstore

5. crisps potato chips

6. cupboard closet

7. dustbin garbage can

8. estate agent realtor

9. lift elevator

10. motorway freeway

11. nappy diaper

12. off licence liquor store

13. pavement sidewalk

14. postcode zip code

15. railway railroad

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