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British Vs American English - Boardgame

The document lists various words with their British and American English equivalents. It provides over 30 pairs of words like "flashlight" and "torch", "chips" and "fries", and "rubbish bin" and "trash can" that have different meanings in British versus American English.

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British Vs American English - Boardgame

The document lists various words with their British and American English equivalents. It provides over 30 pairs of words like "flashlight" and "torch", "chips" and "fries", and "rubbish bin" and "trash can" that have different meanings in British versus American English.

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Throw the dice and say either the British or

the American equivalents of the given words.

flashlight rubber
boots

lorry

chips zip cookies

dummy

gas station taxi

crisps luggage

tin

line
subway football

dish
towels pavement post box

lift rubbish bin vest

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flashlight (Am) - torch (Br)
lorry (Br) - truck (Am)
rubber boots (Am) - wellington boots (Br)
sweets (Br) - candies (Am)
corn (Am) - maize (Br)
dummy (Br) - pacifier (Am)
cookies (Am) - biscuits (Br)
zip (Br) - zipper (Am)
eraser (Am) - rubber (Br)
chips (Br) - (French) fries (Am)
fall(Am) - autumn (Br)
crisps (Br) - chips (Am)
jelly (Am) - jam (Br)
luggage (Br) - baggage (Am)
gas station (Am) - petrol station (Br)
taxi (Br) - cab (Am)
movie (Am) - film (Br)
football (Br) - soccer (Am)
subway (Am) - underground (Br)
tin (Br) - can (Am)
line (Am) - queue (Br)
flat (Br) - apartment (Am)
dish towels (Am) - tea towels (Br)
pavement (Br) - sidewalk (Am)
closet (Am) - wardrobe (Br)
post box (Br) - mail box (Am)
sneakers (Am) - trainers (Br)
vest (Br) - undershirt (Am)
pants (Am) - trousers (Br)
rubbish bin (Br) - trash can (Am)
vest (Am) - waistcoat (Br)
lift (Br) - elevator (Am)

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