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আমেরিকান ইংলিশ-বনাম-ব্রিটিশ ইংলিশএর এই ডিফারেন্সগুলা মাথায় রাখলে হয়তো কোনো সময় উপকৃত হতে পারেন। AMERICAN ENGLISH=BRITISH ENGLISH A an agent (broker) = a factor an airplane = an aeroplane aisle = gangway alley = ginnel aluminum = aluminium an apartment = a flat an appetizer (before the meal) = a starter an appointment = an engagement archeology = archaeology B a babysitter = a child-minder bad luck = hard line bad manners = bad form baked potato = jacket potato the bathroom = the loo, toilet a Band-Aid = an Elastoplast a bank teller = a cashier a bedspread = a duvet bell boy (hotel) = page bill (money) = note billion = trillion / milliard bleachers = terrace boob tube (TV) = goggle-box braces (for teeth) = brace built-in = in-built bumper to bumper (traffic) = nose to tail bus = coach busy (phone) = engaged C to call (on the phone) = to ring cafeteria = refectory a can of peas = a tin of peas candy = sweets car crash = car smash catnip = cat mint catalog = catalogue cents = pence Chapstick = lip balm a check = a cheque / bill (restaurant) checkers (game) = draughts chips = crisps cigarette = fag clipping (e.g., from a newspaper) = cutting closet (bedroom) = wardrobe clothespin = peg clothing store = outfitter a collect call = a reverse charge call color = colour come by = pop round a cookie = a biscuit a cop, an officer = a copper corn = maize corn on the cob = maize cob cotton candy = candy floss a commercial = an advertisment a cracker, or cookie = a biscuit a crib (baby bed) = a cot a cross walk = a zebra crossing a crossing guard = a lollipop man / lady a cupcake = a fairy cake a curb = a kerb D deck of cards = pack of cards delayed (late) = held up department = faculty department head = consultant dessert = afters a detour = a diversion a diaper = a nappy to dishonorably discharge = to cashier a dollar bill = a note a doorbell = a bellpush a drugstore = a chemist drunk = pissed a duplex = a semi-detached house E an eggplant = an aubergine an electric cord = flex an elevator = a lift the emergency room = the casualty an eraser = a rubber expensive = dear extension cord (electric) = extension lead F faucet = tap favorite = favourite financial aid, scholarship = bursary fire department = fire brigade first floor (building) = ground floor flagpole = flagstaff a flashlight = a torch a flight attendant = an airhostess a flirt = a tart font, typeface = fount freeway = motorway, carriageway freezer = cold store French fries = chips G game = match garage sale = boot sale garbage dump = midden garbage man, trash man = dustman garter belt = suspenders gasoline / gas = petrol gear shift = gear lever gizzards = offal golashes, rain boots = wellingtons, wellies good many, large number = good few glove compartment = facia pocket glue = gum grandfather clock = long-case clock graduate = pass out granola = muesli gray = grey ground beef = minced meat gum = glue or paste gutter = gully H hamburger bun = bap to handle, touch = to fondle hardware store = ironmonger headlights (car) = headlamps hem and haw (speech) = m and r high school = grammar school honor = honour hood (of a car) = bonnet horn (of a car) = hooter horny = randy hospital emergency room = casualty house (one story) = bungalow humor = humour hungry = peckish insane = mad intermission = interval J-K-L jail = gaol jello / gelatin dessert = jelly jelly = jam jewelry = jewellery kindergarten = infant's school to kiss (passionately) = to snog ladybug = ladybird laid off (job) = made redundant law offices = chambers lawyer, attorney = barrister, solicitor / pleader leash (for a dog) = lead leather = hide legal age = full age library card = library ticket license plate = number plate a line (of people) = queue linens = muslins living room = lounge liquor store = off Licence, offy lunch box = piece-tin M-N-O mail = post mailbox = postbox mail carrier = postman, posty maneuver = manoeuvre a marsh (swamp) = a fen math = maths memo or voucher = chit menopause = the maenopause mirror = glass mold = mould movie = film / picture movie theater = cinema napkin = serviette nominate = adopt notebook = jotter nudist = naturist oatmeal = porridge on/off ramp = slip road oven = cooker overalls = dungarees overhead expense = on-cost overpass (bridge) = flyover P pacifier (baby) = dummy package = bundle pajamas = pyjamas panties = knickers pants = trousers paper towel = kitchen towel, kitchen paper parade = carnival parking lot = car park peanuts = monkey nuts peek-a-boo = peep-bo a period (punctuation) = a full stop petty cash = float pharmacist = chemist pickles = pickled cucumbers picnic basket = picnic hamper pie crust = pastry base pine cone = fir apple pitcher = jug plastic wrap = clingfilm Plexiglas = perspex a police officer = a copper Popsicle = ice lolly postage meter = franking machine potato chips = crisps principal = headmaster private school = public school public library = lending library public school = state school purse = handbag R-S raincoat = mackintosh / mack realtor = estate agent to rent = o hire repair = mend robe = dressing gown rubber boots = gum boots a run in my stocking = addering my tights S-curve (road) = double bend sand box = sand pit sandwich = butty, sarny Santa Claus = Father Christmas security deposit = key money scrambled eggs = buttered eggs sell = log shampoo = hair wash a shiver / a shudder = a frisson shopping cart/basket = rolley sidewalk = pavement / footway Sir = Squire, Guv'nor a slash (punctuation) = an oblique slipcovers = oose covers sneakers = rainers, plimsolls, pumps soccer = ootball solitaire = patience spelled = spelt squash = marrow station wagon = estate car steering wheel = driving wheel stingy = mean stroller = pram, pushchair studio apartment = bedsitter styrofoam = polystyrene suspenders = braces sweater = pullover, jumper T take-out (food) = take-away talk show = chat show telephone = blower telephone booth = call box tip, gratuity = dash tissue / kleenex = paper handkerchief toll free (phone) = free phone traffic jam = tailback transmission = gear box thread = cotton thumb tack = drawing pin tic tac toe = naughts and crosses tire = tyre toothpick = cocktail stick tract housing = housing estate trailor = caravan trash = rubbish trash bag = bin liner trash can = bin, dustbin (the one outside) truck = lorry trunk (of a car) = boot turn signals = flashers tux / tuxedo = dinner jacket two weeks = fortnight U-Z umbrella = brolly undershirt = vest underwear = pants, knickers vacation = holiday vest = waistcoat waken or rouse = knock up