Friday 27 September 2013

British English and American English - B


British English
American English
baking tray
cookie sheet
bank holiday
national holiday, federal holiday, legal holiday
barrister, solicitor
lawyer, attorney
base rate
prime rate
beetroot
beet
bill
check
bin, dustbin
garbage can/trash can
biro
ball-point pen
biscuit
cookie, crackers
black economy
underground economy
blanket bath
sponge bath
blind
(window) shade
block of flats
apartment building
board and lodging
room and board
boiler suit
coveralls
bonnet (car)
hood
bonnet (clothing)
hat
boob tube
tube top
boot (of a car)
trunk
bottom drawer
hope chest
bowls
lawn bowling
braces
suspenders
brackets (round)
parentheses
brawn (the food)
headcheese
breakdown van
tow truck
breeze block
cinder block
bridging loan
bridge loan
bumbag
fanny pack

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