A common problem that every English language learners have to deal with is the baffling difference between British and American English. Especially we Indians have battled long and hard for understanding the variation of the language.
Although the two forms of English may seem similar on the surface, there are contrasts in vocabulary, grammar, spelling, punctuation, telling dates, and other differences which every one of us has to continually bear in mind.
Here we have mentioned those words or terms of British and American English which have been baffling us ever since:
1 Chips and Fries
2 Trousers and Pants
3 -Our, -Or and -Tre, -Ter
4 Football and Soccer
5 Tap and Faucet
6 Biscuits and Cookie
7 Crisps and Potato chips
8 Queue and Line
9 Trainers and Sneakers
10 Wardrobe and Closet
11 Anti-Clockwise and Counterclockwise
12 Rubbish and Garbage
13 Lift and Elevator
14 Petrol and Gasoline
15 Boot and Trunk
16 Tube and Subway
17 Car Park and Parking Lot
18 Lorry and Truck
19 Bonnet and Hood
20 Waistcoat and Vest
21 Garden and Yard
22 Pavement and Sidewalk
23 Motorway and Highway
24 Number Plate and License Plate