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British and American terms 2

[font=Times New Roman][size=3][color=#000000]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 [/color][/size][/font][url=http://oxforddictionaries.com/page/spellingbritamericanspell/british-and-american-spelling][color=windowtext][font=Times New Roman][size=3]here[/size][/font][/color][/url][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]. [/font][/color][/size]
[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]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.[/font][/color][/size]
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[size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman][table][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]baking tray[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cookie sheet[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]bank holiday[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]legal holiday[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]beetroot[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]beet(s)[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]bill[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]check[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]biscuit[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cookie; cracker[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]black economy[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]underground economy[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]blanket bath[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]sponge bath[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]blind[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman](window) shade[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]block of flats[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]condominium[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]boiler suit[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]coveralls[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]bonnet (of a car)[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]hood [/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]boob tube[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]tube top[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]boot (of a car)[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]trunk [/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]bottom drawer[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]hope chest[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]bowls[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]lawn bowling[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]braces[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]suspenders[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]brawn (the food)[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]headcheese[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]breakdown van[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]tow truck[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]breeze block[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cinder block[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]bridging loan[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]bridge loan[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]bumbag[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]fanny pack[/font][/color][/size]
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