Destination: BRITAIN
Essential Info
PreTrip Essentials
Customs/Money
Communications
Hours/Holidays
Health
Driving
Language
National Transportation
Offices to Serve You Abroad

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Spotting the differences between American and British English is fun, especially as some regional accents are almost incomprehensible to the untrained ear! Britons have become familiar with Americanisms through imported American television shows, but it is still possible to make a blunder. Below are some illustrations of the “Atlantic divide.”

American British

ATM cashpoint
ball-point pen biro
to call collect to reverse the charges
check cheque
check (in a restaurant) bill
elevator lift
first/second floor (etc.) ground/first floor (etc.)
movie theater cinema
phone booth phone box
reserve (reservation) book (reservation)
restroom toilet/loo (colloquial)
Scotch™ tape sticky tape/Sellotape™
trash or garbage can dustbin or rubbish bin

food and drink

(soft hamburger) bun bap
beer bitter (dark), lager (light)
candy sweets
(potato) chips crisps
cookies biscuits
corn maize
cotton candy candyfloss
eggplant aubergine
french fries chips
grocery store supermarket
Jell-O™ jelly
jelly jam
liquor store off-licence
oatmeal porridge
Saranwrap™ cling film
zucchini courgette

fashion

bangs fringe
pants trousers
pantyhose tights
suspenders braces
undershirt vest
vest waistcoat

getting around

hood (of a car) bonnet
one-way trip single
parking lot car park
paved shoulder lay-by
rotary/traffic circle roundabout
round trip return ticket
sidewalk pavement
stick shift manual
subway tube/underground
truck lorry
trunk (of a car) boot

COUNTRY
Introduction
Things To Know
Survival Guide
TimeLine
Essential Info
REGION

CITIES
London
Edinburgh
Oxford
York
MAPS
World
Europe
TRAVEL BOOK