VOCABULARY: AmE and BrE also exibit some differences in the words they use to refer to certain things. The following list represents such lexical differences between the two varieties:
BrE/AmE
Empanel/impanel
Enquiry/inquiry
Jewellery/jewelry
Judgement/judgment\
Lustre/luster
Mould/mold
Odour/odor
Pyjamas/pajamas
Plough/plow
Programme/program
Sceptic/skeptic
Smoulder/smolder
Storey (of building)/story
Sulphur/sulfur
Tyre/tire
Towards/toward
Vice/vise (tool)
Yodeling/yodeling
Moustache/mustache
Acknowledge
Afterwards/afterward
Aluminium/aluminum
Anaemia/anemia
Anaesthetic/anesthetic
Aplogise/apologize
Armour/armor
Axe/ax
Cancelling/canceling
Catalogue/catalog
Centre/center
Cheque/check
Cigarette/cigaret
Colour/color
Connexion/connection
Disc/disk
Doughnut/donut
Draught/draft
Favour/favor
Grey/gray
Torch/flash light
Petrol/gasoline
Dynamo/generator
Care taker/janitor
Paraffin/kerosene
Post/mail
Film/movie
The cinema/the movies
Trousers/pant
Constable/patrol man
Nursing home/private hospital
Railway/rail road
Rise (in salary)/raise
Public toilet/rest room
Condom/rubber
Time table/schedule
Ill /sick
Pave/side walk
Shop/store
Cooker/stove
Pull over/sweater
Cotton/thread
Roundabout/traffic circle
Lorry/truck
Boot (of a car)/trunk
Vest/under shirt
Holiday(s)/vacation
Corn/wheat
(motor) car/automobile
Pram/baby-carriage
Pub/bar
Hoarding/billboard
Wallet/billfold
Taxi/wallet
Sweets/candy
Cupboard/closet
Biscuit/cookie
Mad/crazy
Sweet/dessert
Diversion/detur
Nappy/diaper
Diversion/detour
Nappy/diaper
Lift/elevator
Rubber/eraser
Flat/apartment
Graduate/alumnus
Anywhere/anyplace
Barrister/attorney
Pram/baby-carriage
Pun/bar
Hoarding/billboard
Wallet/billford
Taxi/wallet
Note: sometimes, many Nigerians erroneously assume that the American words are more sophisticated, hence, you prefer peanut to groundnut; a cab to a taxi; a rest room to a public toilet: these are just variants!
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