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What words are spelled the same but have different meanings in American standard English Australian English and the Queen's British English?
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Boot in the US is something you wear on your feet and the trunk of a car in Britain. It is also something you wear on your feet in Britain and Australia.
Jumper in Britain and Australia is a sweater and in the US a person about to commit suicide.
Fag in England is a cigarette and in US a gay. It can be both in Australia.
Australians are more likely to understand the US version, because of the influence of US television shows, but the word is rarely used.
Pants in England means rubbish/underwear and in US means trousers.
Chips in England are french fries in US, chips in US are crisps in England but potato chips in Australia.
A mug is a large cup in the US, and this context is understood well by Australians - but a mug is also an idiot or stupid, careless person.
In all the countries, a period means a period of time, but it is also used to denote the end of sentence in the US. This function is achieved with a full stop in Britain and Australia.
Thongs are a form of rubber footwear in Australia, but a straplike form of underwear, more like a g-string, in the US.
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Randy is a fairly common name in the US, in Australia means "horny".
a US bathroom (odd, since one doesn't bathe in a loo!) is a toilet in UK and Australia, where a bathroom usually contains a bath, and most certainly a shower recess.
A bonnet in UK and Australia is the part of a car covering the engine compartment (as well as a type of hat, often worn by babies) while in US it's only the head covering.
A hood in US (UK bonnet) in Australia and UK is the fabric top of a cabriolet (convertible car), although Australians understand (and some use) the US terminology.
Jelly to a Briton or Aussie is a sweet made with gelatine, in US it's jam (spread for bread).
Rubber to Americans is what tyres are made from, in UK/Australia it's what Americans call an eraser, or a slang term for a condom.
An iceblock in the USA would be a block of ice but in Australia it is what they call a popsicle although that term is often used also.
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