Differences between American English and British English!

Gostaria de compartilhar aqui a lição mais cansativa que tive até o momento, mas muito importante quando se trata de países e regiões diferentes. Vi nesta aula a diferença entre substantivos, ortografia, gramática e pronuncia in English.... ufaaa valeu a pena! Isto é só o começo, não são todas as diferenças existentes.

British	American	Brazil
-----------------	------------------	------------------
hard shoulder	shoulder	acostamento (de estrada)
solicitor, barrister	lawyer	advogado
diary	appointment book	agenda
to let	for rent	aluga-se
aluminium	aluminum	alumínio
flat	apartment	apartamento
building	block	bloco de construção
road (map)	route	percurso
junction	fork	bifurcação
roundabout (road)	traffic circle	rotatoria
phone box	phone booth	orelhão
film	movie	filme
caretaker	janitor	zelador
photo	snap-shot	foto instantanea
marks (exam)	grades	exames
term	semester	semestre
tap (water)	faucet	torneira
power socket	power outlet	tomada
power cut (electricity loss)	outage (blackout)	corte de energia
tin	can	lata/vasilha
shopping trolley	shopping cart	carrinho de compras
shop	store	loja
food shop	grocery store	mercearia
corner shop	convenience store	loja de conveniencia
tippex	white-out	corretivo (liquid paper)
settee/sofa	couch	sofa
holiday	vacation	feriado
iced lolly	popsicle	picolé
candy floss	cotton candy	algodão doce
cashpoint	ATM	caixa eletrônico
till	cash register	caixa registradora
estate agent	realtor	corretor de móveis
windscreen	windshield	para-brisas
gear lever (gear stick)	gear shift (stick)	marcha do carro
exhaust pipe	tail pipe	escapamento
fire engine	fire truck	caminhão de bombeiros
police car	patrol car (squad car)	carro de policia
estate car	station wagon	peruas (carro)
car journey	road trip	carro de viagem
overtake (movement)	pass	ultrapassar
pants/ underwear	shorts / jockey shorts	calças / cueças
pumps / plimsolls	gym shoes	sapato de ginastica
polo neck jumper	turtle neck sweater	camisola
dressing gown	bathrobe	roupão de banho
wellington boots	galoshes	galochas
jumper/pullover	sweater	agasalho
waistcoat	vest	colete
vest	undershirt	camiseta
property or land (building)	real estate	terreno
supermarket assistant	clerk	balconista
bank cashier	teller	caixa
label (clothing)	tag	etiqueta
helicopter	chopper	helicoptero
injection / jab	shot	injeção
waste bin	garbage can / trash can	lata de lixo
tv aerial	antenna	antena
wardrobe	closed	armário
curtains	drapes	cortinas
mortuary	morgue	necrotério
coffin	casket	caixão
prison (jail)	penitentiary (jail/prison)	penitenciaria
child	kid	criança
wardrobe	closet	armário
speech marks	quotation marks	aspas
caravan	trailer / motor home	auto-casa
motorway	freeway	auto-estrada
aeroplane	airplane	avião
sweets	candy	balas
toilet/lavatory	mensroom/bathroom or washroom in Canada	banheiro
chips	french fries	batas fritas (formato longo)
crisps	potato chips	batas fritas (em fatias finas)
aubergine	eggplant	beringela
biscuit	cookie	biscoito, doce
fire brigade	fire department	bombeiros
rubber	eraser	borracha de apagar
pavement, footpath	sidewalk	calçada
trousers	pants/slacks	calças
camp bed	cot	cama de campanha
lorry	truck	caminhão
dustbin lorry	garbage truck	caminhão de lixo
bonnet	engine hood	capô do motor
bloke, guy	guy	cara (pessoa, rapaz)
lift	ride	carona
driving-licence	driver's license	carteira de habilitação
postman	mailman	carteiro
city centre, town centre	downtown	centro (de uma cidade)
postcode	zipcode	CEP
dummy	pacifier	chupeta
cinema	movie theater	cinema
dialing code	area code	código de acesso DDD
flatmate	roommate	colega de quarto ou apartamento
surgery	doctor's office	consultório
current account	checking account	conta corrente
convertible	convertible	conversível
academic staff	faculty	corpo docente
curriculum vitae	resume	currículo
degree	undergraduate school	curso de graduação
head teacher, headmaster	principal	diretor (de escola)
block of flats	apartment building	edifício de apartamentos
lift	elevator	elevador
independent school, public school	private school	escola particular
state school, local authority school	public school	escola pública
car park	parking lot	estacionamento
unpaved road	dirt road	estrada de chão
chemist /fharmacy	drugstore	farmácia
bank holiday	national holiday	feriado nacional
queue	line	fila
sellotape	scotch tape	fita adesiva
cooker	stove	fogão
cooker	oven	forno
nappy	diaper	fralda
football	soccer	futebol
petrol	gas (gasoline)	gasolina
torch	flashlight	lanterna
propelling pencil	mechanical pencil	lapiseira
bin	garbage can	lata de lixo
dustbin man	garbage collector	lixeiro
litter, rubbish	garbage/trash	lixo
mum, mummy	mom, mommy	mamãe
maths	math	matemática
underground, tube	subway	metrô
autumn	fall	outono
single ticket	one-way ticket	passagem só de ida
number plate	license plate	placa de carro
tyre	tire	pneu
full stop	period	ponto (final de frase)
boot	trunk	porta-malas
postgraduate course	graduate studies	pós-graduação
problem sum	math	problema de matemática
arse-licker	brownnoser, ass-kisser	puxa-saco
paraffin	kerosene	querosene
reception	front desk	recepção
soft drink, pop, fizzy drink	pop, soda	refrigerante
canteen, staff restaurant	cafeteria	restaurante industrial
silencer	muffler	silenciador, surdina
trade union	labor union	sindicato
pudding, dessert	dessert	sobremesa
mobile phone	cell phone	telefone celular
trainers	tennis shoes, running shoes, sneakers	tênis
ground floor (US: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, ..., UK: ground, 1st, 2nd, ...)	first floor	térreo
	British	American
	------------	----------------
	centre, theatre, litre, fibre	center, theater, liter, fiber
	metre	meter
	minimise	minimize
	patronise	patronize
	recognise	recognize
	specialise	specialize
	realise, analyse, apologise	realize, analyze, apologize
	prise	prize
	colour, honour, labour, odour	color, honor, labor, odor
	favour	favor
	flavour	flavor
	neighbour	neighbor
	coloured	colored
	favourite	favorite
	dishonour	dishonor
	neighbourhood	neighborhood
	catalogue, dialogue	catalog, dialog
	jewellry, traveller, woollen	jewelry, traveler, woolen
	skilful, fulfil	skillful, fulfill
	cheque (bank note)	check
	kerb	curb
	programme	program
	speciality	specialty
	storey (of a building)	story
	tyre (of a car)	tire
	pyjamas	pajamas
	defence, offence, licence	defense, offense, license
	burnt (or burned), dreamt (or dreamed)	burned, dreamed
	learn (learnt)	learn (learned)
	lean (leant)	lean (leaned)
	spell (spelt)	spell (spelled)
	smelt (or smelled), spelt (or spelled)	smelled, spelled
	spill (spilt)	spill (spilled)
	spoilt (or spoiled)	spoiled
	got	gotten
	enquiry (or inquiry)	inquiry
	sceptical	skeptical
	inflexion	inflection
	at the weekend	on the weekend
	in the team	on the team
	write to me soon	write me soon
	Have you got a car?	Do you have a car?
	He hasn´t got any friends.	He doesn´t have any friends
	She´s got a beautiful …	She has a beautiful new home.