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AMERICAN VS. BRITISH ENGLISH
apartment flat
taxi cab
can tin
candies sweets
chips crisps
wardrobe closet
cookies biscuits
corns maizes
diaper nappy
curtains drapes
elevator lift
eraser rubber
autumn fall
faucet tap
flashlight taxi
fries chips
garbage rubbish
gasoline petrol
highway motorway
jello jelly
license plate number plate
line queue
mail post
movie film
pants trousers
sidewalk pavement
sneakers trainers
football soccer
cooker stove
subway underground
truck lorry
vacation holiday
zipper zip

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