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British and American terms 4

[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]danger money[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]hazard pay[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]demister (in a car)[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]defroster [/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]dialling tone[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]dial tone[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]diamante[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]rhinestone[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]double cream[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]heavy cream[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]draughts (game)[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]checkers [/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]drawing pin[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]thumbtack[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]dressing gown[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]robe; bathrobe[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]drink-driving[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]drunk driving[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]drinks cupboard[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]liquor cabinet[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]drinks party[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]cocktail party[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]driving licence[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]driver’s license[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]dual carriageway[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]divided highway[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]dummy (for a baby)[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]pacifier[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]dust sheet[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]drop cloth[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][/tr][tr][td=1,1,192][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]dustbin[/font][/color][/size]
[/td][td=1,1,239][size=3][color=#000000][font=Times New Roman]garbage can[/font][/color][/size]
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