British English and American English

The more than thousand words have different meanings or usages in BE & AE

the more common words used differently.

British English	American English	For Examples
Ending in = re	Change to = er	Centre = Center Metre = Meter

British English	American English	For Examples
Ending in = our	Change to = or	COLOURS = COLOR

S.NO	British English	American English
1	White coffee	Coffee with cream
2	underground	Subway
3	Transport cafe	Truck stop
4	Trainers	Sneakers
5	Terrace house	Row house
6	Tea towel	Dish towel
7	Taxi rank	Taxi stand
8	State school	Public school
9	Spring onion	scallion
10	Reversing lights	Back up light
11	Sand which cake	Layer cake
12	Self = raising flour	Self = raising flour
13	Solicitor	Soy/soy bean
14	Postcode	Zip code
15	Quaver { music }	Eighth note
16	Racing car	race car
17	Railway	railroad
18	Mobile phone	Cell phone
19	Motorway	Expressway, highway
20	Mummy & Mum	Mommy & mom
21	Newsreader	Newscaster
22	Number plate	License plate
23	Oven glove	Oven mitt
24	Paddling pool	Wading pool
25	Patience	Solitaire
26	Parting	Part
27	Indicator { on a bike }	Turn signal
28	Inside leg	Inseam
29	Junior school	Elementary school
30	Jumper	Sweater
31	Homely	Homey
32	Petrol	Gas & gasoline
33	Aeroplane	Airplane
34	Cheque	Check
35	windscreen	Windshield
36	Grill	Broil
37	Goods train	Freight train
38	Gear leaver	Gearshift
39	Football	Soccer
40	Flat	Apartment
41	Garden	Yard & lawn
42	Footway	Sidewalk
43	Cross-ply	Bias ply
44	Crotchet account	Checking account
45	Crotchet { music }	Quarter note
46	Drinks party	cocktail party
47	Earth	Ground
48	Engaged { of a phone }	Busy
49	Driving  licence	License
50	Ex directory	Unlisted
51	Financial year	Fiscal year
52	Double cream	Heavy cream
53	Cotton bud	Cotton swab
54	Dialling tone	Dial tone
55	Bowls	Lawn bowling
56	Casualty	Emergency room
57	Car park	Parking lot
58	Brawn	Headcheese
59	Breakdown van	Tow truck
60	Chips	French fries
61	Anticlockwise	Counterclockwise
62	Baking tray	Cookie sheet
63	Bank holiday	Legal holiday
64	Black economy	Underground economy
65	Cinema	Movie theater
66	Cling film	Plastic wrap
67	Common seal	Harbor deal
68	Action reply	Instant replay
69	Accommodation	Accommodations
70	Cornflour	Cornstarch
71	Cot	Crib
72	Press stud	Snap
73	Press up	Pushup
74	Public school	Private school
75	Ring road	Beltway
76	Sailing boat	Sailboat
77	Sandpit	Sandbox
78	Walking frame	walker
79	waistcoat	Vest
80	Zip	zipper