BRITISH VS AMERICAN ENGLISH (Hopefully can help you to know the differences between both)

British English	American English
autumn	fall ("autumn" is used, but only informal or poetic language)
aerial (radio/TV)	antenna
- angry - mad	- mad - crazy
banger, sausage	sausage
barrister/solicitor	attorney, lawyer
bath	bathtub, tub
bill (restaurant)	check
biscuit	cookie, cracker
block of flats	apartment house/building
booking	reservation
boot	trunk (of a car)
bonnet	hood (of a car)
braces (to hold up trousers)	suspenders (men’s)
car	automobile, car
car park	parking lot
caravan	trailer
chap	guy, man, boy
chemist's	drugstore
chemist	pharmacist
chest of drawers	dresser/bureau
chips	(French) fries
cigarette; fag (slang)	cigarette or cigaret (in the US fag or faggot means homosexual man (rude, offensive)
cinema	movie theater
city centre	downtown
class, form	- grade (school levels 1st - 12th) - class (top 4 levels 9th - 12th = freshman, sophomore, junior, senior)
clothes peg	clothespin
crisps	potato chips
crossroads	intersection
cooker	stove
cupboard	closet
curtains	drapes
curriculum vitae, CV	resume
diary (personal account)	journal, diary
dressing gown	robe
driving licence (c for noun, s for verb)	driver's license (s for noun or verb)
dummy (for babies)	pacifier
bath gown	bathrobe
engine	motor
estate agent	realtor
film	movie
fizzy drink	pop, soda, coke
flat ('apartment' is sometimes used in formal written documents)	apartment
flyover	overpass
floor	storey
football	soccer
fortnight	two weeks
foyer	lobby/foyer
full stop (punctuation)	period
fringe	bangs
garden	yard
gas	fossil fuel in gaseous state used to heat & cook
gaol, prison, jail	prison, jail, penitentiary, pokey
grill	broil
ground floor	first floor
gear-lever	gear shift
handbag	purse
hand brake	parking brake, emergency brake
headmaster, headmistress, head teacher	principal
high school, secondary school, comprehensive school	high school (junior high, senior high)
holiday	vacation
hire (hire a car)	rent (rent a car)
hoover (noun and verb)	vacuum (noun and verb) vacuum cleaner (noun)
jab (injection)	shot
jelly	Jell-O, gelatin
jam	jelly
jumper	sweater
ladybird	ladybug
luggage	baggage, luggage
lift	elevator
lorry	truck
maize	corn
mackintosh, raincoat	raincoat
managing director	chief executive officer (CEO)
marks	grades
motorway	freeway
mince	chopped beef
mobile phone	cell(ular) phone
nappy	diaper
pavement	sidewalk
- petrol - filling station	- gas, gasoline - gas station
plimsolls, trainers, pumps	sneakers
postal code	zip code
postman	mailman
pram (perambulator)	baby carriage/(baby) buggy
property	real estate
pocket money	allowance
- public school (in England, an expensive type ofprivate school) - state school (or council school)	- private school - public school
primary school	elementary school
pudding/dessert	dessert
reception (hotel)	front desk
receptionist	desk clerk
ring up/phone	call/phone
row	argument
rubber	eraser (rubber means condom in the US)
rubbish	garbage (or trash)
rucksack	backpack/backbag
serviette	napkin
stockholder	shareholder
sweets	candy
queue	line
shop	store
starter, entree	appetizer
single ticket	one-way ticket
surname (British preferred)	last name (American preferred)
surgery	doctor's/dentist's office (surgery means operating room in the US)
tap	faucet
taxi	cab, taxi
term	semester (or quarter)
tights	pantihose
timetable	schedule
tin	can
toilet, lavatory, W.C., loo	bathroom, restroom, washroom, john
torch	flashlight
trousers	pants
tube, underground	subway
vest	undershirt
waistcoat	vest
wallet	wallet, billfold
wedding ring	wedding band/ring
windscreen	windshield
zebra crossing	pedestrian crossing
zip	zipper
zed	the letter zee (Z)