British English and American English - S

British English	American English
sailing boat	sailboat
saloon (car)	sedan
sanatorium	sanitarium
sandpit	sandbox
sandwich cake	layer cake
sanitary towel	sanitary napkin
sceptical	skeptical
scrub	scratch
self-raising flour	self-rising flour
semibreve (music)	whole note
semitone (music)	half step
share	stock
share option	stock option
shop	shop, store
shop assistant	sales clerk
shopping trolley	shopping cart
show house/home	model home
sick	nauseated
silencer (car)	muffler
silverside	rump roast
single (ticket)	one-way
single ticket	one-way ticket
skeleton in the cupboard	skeleton in the closet
skilful	skillful
skimmed milk	skim milk
skipping rope	jump rope
skirting board	baseboard
sledge	sled
sleeper	railroad tie
sleeping partner	silent partner
slowcoach	slowpoke
snakes and ladders	chutes and ladders
solicitor	lawyer, attorney
Sorry.	Excuse me.
soya/soya bean	soy/soybean
spanner	wrench
splashback	backsplash
sports day	fields day
spring onion	green onion
stag night	bachelor party
Stanley knife	utility knife
starter	appetizer
state school	public school
stock	inventory
storm in a teacup	tempest in a teapot
subway	underpass
sultana	raisin
surtitle	supertitle
swede	rutabaga
sweet shop	candy store
sweets	candy