Friday 27 September 2013

British English and American English - I, J, K, L


British English
American English
ice lolly
Popsicle (trademark)
icing sugar
powdered sugar, confectioners’ sugar
in hospital
in the hospital
in-built
built-in
indicator (on a car)
turn signal
industrialisation
industrialization
inside leg
inseam
instil
instill
interval
intermission
inverted commas, quotation marks
quotation marks
jacket potato
baked potato
jam
jam, preserves
jelly babies
jelly beans
jewellery
jewelery
Joe Bloggs
Joe Blow, John Doe
Joe Public
John Q. Public
jug
jug, pitcher
juggernaut
18-wheeler
jumble sale
yard sale, rummage sale
jump lead
jumper cable
jumper
sweater
junior school
elementary school
kennel
doghouse
kilometre
kilometer
knickers
panties
labour
labor
ladybird
ladybug
lawyer
attorney
letter box
mail box
level crossing
grade crossing
leveller
leveler
licence
license
lift
elevator
line
queue
lollipop lady (or man)
crossing guard
lolly
Popsicle (trademark)
long-sighted
far-sighted
loo (toilet)
john
loose cover
slipcover
lorry
truck, semi, tractor
lost property
lost and found
loudhailer
bullhorn
low loader
flatbed truck
luch room
dining hall
lucky dip
grab bag
luggage
baggage
luggage van
baggage car
lustre
luster

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