Listening to British accents all day has made me fascinated by linguistics - just many interests I've picked up since I've been here. Here are some differences I've encountered.
advert - ad, or advertisement
anticlockwise - counterclockwise
aubergine - eggplant
barrister - lawyer
bin - trashcan
biscuits - cookies
bollocks - rubbish, b.s.
budgerido - parakeet ('budgie')
burgle - to burglarize, as in 'he burgled the apartment'
car park - parking lot
multi-storey car park - parking garage
cash machine, cashpoint - ATM
cheers - thanks
chips - French fries
crisps - potato chips
digestives - biscuits
dodgy - sketchy
draughts - checkers
drink-driving - drunk driving
high street - main street or shopping street
ice lolly - popsicle
jacket potato - baked potato
knickers - girl's underwear
motorway - highway
nutter - crazy person, nut
pasty (Cornish pasty) - meat or vegetable-filled pastry
petrol - gas
post - mail
postcode - ZIP code
prawn - shrimp
quid - like bucks, but for pounds
rocket - arugula
skimmed milk - skim/nonfat milk
take away - to go
tuna mayonnaise, egg mayonnaise, prawn mayonnaise, etc. - tuna salad, etc.
uni - university
yob - thug
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