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Give me some words which mean the same have two different words in America & England ?

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and some words have different spellings in Britain and America.

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  1. Same word, different meanings:

    F@g - cigarette or g*y man

    Rubber - eraser or condom

    Bonnet - front of car or silly hat

    Boot - trunk of car or footwear

    Spelling - anything ends in "our" is "or" in the US

    Pronunciation - aluMINium instead of aLUMinum is my favourite!

    Euphimism - The English call a speed bump a sleeping policeman :-)


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    color colour

    favorite favourite

    honor honour

    enrollment enrolment

    fulfill fulfil

    skillful skilful

    analog analogue

    catalog catalogue

    dialog dialogue

    defense defence

    license licence

    analyze analyse

    criticize criticise

    memorize memorise

    center centre

    recognize recognise

    centimeter centimetre

    rumor rumour

    savior saviour

    armor armour

    meter metre

    theater theatre

    encylopedia encylycopaedia

    maneuver manoeuvre

    medieval mediaeval

    aging ageing

    judgment judgement

    jewelry jewellery

    draft draught

    pajamas pyjamas  

    plow plough

    program programme

    tire tyre

    boogeyman bogeyman

    hauler haulier

    specialty speciality

    tidbit titbit

    donut doughnut

    annex annexe  

    gray grey

    gaol jail

    licorice liquorice

    mold mould

    omelet omelette

    phony phoney

    plow plough

    story storey

    yogurt yoghurt

    sulfur sulphur

    skeptic sceptic

    vise vice

    counselor counsellor  

    favor favour  

    fiber fibre

    humor humour

    curb kerb

    meter metre  

    liter litre

    pretense pretence  

    tonite tonight

    ok ???

  3. center, centre. theater, theatre etc etc

    English - trainers

    American - sneakers

    English - take away

    American - to go

    English - a return ticket

    American - a round-trip

    English - mobile phone

    American - cell phone

    English - flip flops

    American - slides

    English - sulphur

    American - sulfur

    English - data (pronouned dayta)

    American -  data (pronounced dahta)

    there are hundreds!!

  4. Favourite- English

    Favorite- American

    Garbage/Trash- Amercian

    Rubbish- English

  5. England - Neighbour

    America - Neighbor

    England - Colour

    America - Color

  6. f***y - American = ***, English = slang for v****a

    Bum - American = homeless person, English = ***

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