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Varieties of English Vocabulary

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This page shows major differences in vocabulary between different Varieties of English.

Note: Australian English & New Zealand English are the same as British English unless noted otherwise


Road/Traffic

American English British English Australian English New Zealand English
automobile car
cab taxi
detour diverson
divided highway dual carriageway
expressway motorway
fender bumper, mudguard
flat puncture, flat tyre
freeway motorway
gas petrol
gearshift gear-stick, gear-lever
highway main road
hood bonnet
intersection crossroads
motor engine
muffler silencer
oil pan sump
patrolman (traffic) policeman
drug store chemist's chemist/pharmacy
elevator lift
eraser rubber
faculty staff (university)
fall autumn
pavement road surface
sedan saloon car
shoulder verge
sidewalk pavement
traffic circle roundabout
trailer caravan
truck van, lorry
trunk boot
turnpike toll motorway
windshield windscreen
wreck crash


Clothes/Accessories

American English British English Australian English New Zealand English
billfold wallet
coin-purse purse
cuffs turn-ups (on trousers)
diaper nappy
pants trousers
pantyhose tights
pocketbook, purse handbag
shorts underpants, pants
sneakers trainers
suspenders braces
undershirt vest
vest waistcoat
zipper zip


Miscellaneous

American English British English Australian English New Zealand English
afternoon afternoon arvo afo/arvo
alumnus graduate
anyplace anywhere
apartment flat apartment/flat
attorney barrister, solicitor lawyer
baby-carriage pram
bar pub
billboard hoarding billboard
broiler grill
call-collect reverse charge
can tin
candy sweets lollies
checkers draughts
closet cupboard
cookie biscuit
corn maize corn
crib cot
dishtowel tea-towel
drug store chemist's chemist/pharmacy
elevator lift
eraser rubber
faculty staff (university)
fall autumn
faucet tap
first floor ground floor
flashlight torch
garbage rubbish
hobo tramp
janitor caretaker
kerosene paraffin kerosene
liquor store off-licence bottle shop
mail post mail
math maths
mean vicious
no place nowhere
optometrist oculist, optician optometrist
pacifier dummy (for a baby)
pitcher jug
potato chips crisps chips
private hospital nursing home
railroad railway
Realtor estate agent
rest room toilet
rubber condom
rubbers Wellington boots gum boots gum boots
school school, college, university
someplace somewhere
spigot tap
sponge off sponge off bludge
spool reel
store shop
stove cooker
stroller push-chair pusher
subway underground/tube loop
thumbtack drawing pin
trash rubbish
vacation holiday
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