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British and American English often spell the same word differently, for example: labour/labor, enthrall/enthral, or centre/center. You can find out more about these differences here.
同一個單詞在英式英語和美式英語中往往有不同的拼法，例如：labour/labor, enthrall/enthral, or centre/center。
There are also many cases in which the two varieties of English use different terms to describe the same thing. Here’s a list of various British words and expressions together with their American equivalents.
還有許多時候，同一件事物在英式和美式英語中有不同的詞語來描述。請看下面的列表。
| British English | American English |
| accommodation | accommodations |
| action replay | instant replay |
| aerofoil | airfoil |
| aeroplane | airplane |
| agony aunt | advice columnist |
| Allen key | Allen wrench |
| aluminium | aluminum |
| aniseed | anise |
| anticlockwise | counterclockwise |
| articulated lorry | tractor-trailer |
| asymmetric bars | uneven bars |
| aubergine | eggplant |
| baking tray | cookie sheet |
| bank holiday | legal holiday |
| beetroot | beet(s) |
| bill | check |
| biscuit | cookie; cracker |
| black economy | underground economy |
| blanket bath | sponge bath |
| blind | (window) shade |
| block of flats | apartment building |
| boiler suit | coveralls |
| bonnet (of a car) | hood |
| boob tube | tube top |
| boot (of a car) | trunk |
| bottom drawer | hope chest |
| bowls | lawn bowling |
| braces | suspenders |
| brawn (the food) | headcheese |
| breakdown van | tow truck |
| breeze block | cinder block |
| bridging loan | bridge loan |
| bumbag | fanny pack |
| candyfloss | cotton candy |
| car park | parking lot |
| casualty | emergency room |
| catapult | slingshot |
| central reservation | median strip |
| chemist | drugstore |
| chips | French fries |
| cinema | movie theater; the movies |
| cling film | plastic wrap |
| common seal | harbor seal |
| consumer durables | durable goods |
| cornflour | cornstarch |
| cos (lettuce) | Romaine |
| cot | crib |
| cot death | crib death |
| cotton bud | cotton swab |
| cotton wool | absorbent cotton |
| council estate | (housing) project |
| courgette | zucchini |
| court card | face card |
| crash barrier | guardrail |
| crisps | chips; potato chips |
| crocodile clip | alligator clip |
| cross-ply | bias-ply |
| crotchet (music) | quarter note |
| current account | checking account |
| danger money | hazard pay |
| demister (in a car) | defroster |
| dialling tone | dial tone |
| diamante | rhinestone |
| double cream | heavy cream |
| draughts (game) | checkers |
| drawing pin | thumbtack |
| dressing gown | robe; bathrobe |
| drink-driving | drunk driving |
| drinks cupboard | liquor cabinet |
| drinks party | cocktail party |
| driving licence | driver’s license |
| dual carriageway | divided highway |
| dummy (for a baby) | pacifier |
| dust sheet | drop cloth |
| dustbin | garbage can |
| earth (electrical) | ground |
| engaged (of a phone) | busy |
| estate agent | real estate agent, realtor (trademark) |
| estate car | station wagon |
| ex-directory | unlisted |
| faith school | parochial school |
| financial year | fiscal year |
| fire brigade/service | fire company/department |
| first floor | second floor |
| fish finger | fish stick |
| fitted carpet | wall-to-wall carpeting |
| flannel | washcloth |
| flat | apartment |
| flexitime | flextime |
| flick knife | switchblade |
| flyover | overpass |
| football | soccer |
| footway | sidewalk |
| fringe (hair) | bangs |
| full board (in hotels) | American plan |
| full stop (punctuation) | period |
| garden | yard; lawn |
| gearing (finance) | leverage |
| gear lever | gearshift |
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