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A-E
F-J
K-O
P-T
U-Z
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ENGLISH
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QUEENS
ENGLISH |
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1st
Floor
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Ground
Floor
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2nd
Floor
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1st
Floor
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3rd
Floor (and so on)
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2nd
Floor
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Advertisement or ad |
Advert |
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Ages
(as in ages ago)
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Yonks
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Angry
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Pissed
off (for just "pissed" see "drunk")
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Area
code
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Dialing
code
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Ass
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Arse
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Apartment
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Flat
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Apartment
- two floors
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Maisonette
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Appointment
calendar
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Diary
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Automobile
(car is also used)
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Car,
motor car
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Baby
carriage
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Pram
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Baby
crib
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Cot
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Back
up (a car)
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Reverse
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Bandaid
(bandage)
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Plaster,
elastoplast
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Bangs
(hair)
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Fringe
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Bar
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Pub
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Barrette
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Hair
slide
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Baseboard
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Skirting
board
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Bath
robe / house coat
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Dressing
gown
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Bathing
suit
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Swimming
costume
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Beets
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Beetroot
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Biscuit
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Roll
or Bread roll
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Blacktop
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Tarred
road
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Bleachers
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Terrace
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Blender
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Liquidiser
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Blinkers,
turn signals
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Flickers,
indicators
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Boy
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Lad
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Braid
(hair)
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Plait
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Broil
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Grill
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Broke
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Skint
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Buddy
(friend)
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Mate,
matey
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Bumper
cars (at amusement parks)
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Dodgem
Cars
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Busy
(as in telephone line is busy)
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Engaged
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Butt
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Bum
(bum in the US is a tramp)
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Button
(kind that pins on)
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Badge
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Cafeteria
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Canteen
(canteen in US is a drinking bottle)
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Can
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Tin
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Candy
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Sweets
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Candy
Bar
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Chocolate
Bar
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Check
(as in restaurant check)
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Bill
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Cigarette
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Fag
(in the USA a fag is slang for some one who is gay!)
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Closet
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Cupboard
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Club
Soda
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Soda
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Coat
(men's suit)
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Jacket
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Collect
call
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Reverse
charge call
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Condo
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Flat
(that is owned not leased)
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Cotton
Candy
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Candy
Floss
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Counterclockwise
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Anticlockwise
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Cookie
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Biscuit
(VERY different to a US biscuit)
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Crepe
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Pancake
(normally served rolled with cinnamon and sugar - very different to US
pancake)
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Cross
walk
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Zebra
crossing
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Davenport
(in USA a couch)
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Davenport
(in UK a desk)
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Dessert
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Pudding
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Defroster,
defogger
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Demister
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Dead
End
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Cul-de-sac
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Deductible
(insurance)
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Excess
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Diaper
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Nappy
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Diner
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Tea
room, cafe
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Dishes - to do the dishes |
To do the washing up |
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Divided
highway (4 lanes)
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Dual
carriageway
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Down
payment
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Deposit
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Downsize
(at work)
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Retrench,
made redundant
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Drapes,
draperies
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Curtains
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Dress
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Frock
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Drunk
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Pissed
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Eggplant
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Aubergine
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Electrical
cable
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Flex
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Elevator
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Lift
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Emergency
room
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Casualty
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English
beer or ale
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Bitter
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Eraser
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Rubber
(rubber in the US is a condom!)
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Estimate
(as in "to obtain an estimate")
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Quote
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Extract
(as in Vanilla extract)
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Essence
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Exit
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Off
Ramp
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Expert
(like a computer nerd)
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Boffin
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Fall
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Autumn
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Fancy
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Posh
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Fanny
Pack (fanny in UK does NOT mean butt, use this word VERY carefully)
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Bum
Bag
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Faucet
/ Spigot
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Tap
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Festival
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Fete
(pronounced "Fate")
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Fire
(from a job at work)
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Sack
(fire is used as well)
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Fire
Department
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Fire
Brigade
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First
Name
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Christian
Name
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Fishing Pole |
Fishing Rod |
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Flashlight
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Torch
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French
Fries
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Chips
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Futon
(sleeper couch is also used)
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Sleeper
couch
(Futon in the UK is the "real" Japanese style low bed with
slats)
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Game
(as in sports)
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Match
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Garbage
man
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Dustman
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Gas
station
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Filling
station, petrol station
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German
Shepard
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Alsatian
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Good
bye
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Cheerio
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Goof
off
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Skive
off
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Granola
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Muesli
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Grill
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Barbecue
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Ground
(electrical)
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Earth
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Ground
beef
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Mince,
minced meat
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Guy
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Bloke
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Hash
Browns
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Grated
potato, fried
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Home
Fries
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Cubed
potato, fried
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Hood
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Bonnet
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Honk
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Hoot
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Horn
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Hooter
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Horny
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Randy
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Hot
pocket (brand name)
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Meat
Pie
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Hot
water heater
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Geyser
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Intermission
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Interval
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Jail |
Jail, was
originally spelled Gaol |
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Jello
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Jelly
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Jelly
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Jam
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Kerosene
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Paraffin
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Ketchup
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Tomato
Sauce
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Kiss,
make out
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Snog
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Last
Name
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Surname
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Leash
(for a dog)
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Lead
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Letter
opener
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Paper
knife
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Laundromat
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Laundrette
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Laundry
detergent
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Washing
powder
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Lawyer
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Barrister,
solicitor
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License
plate, tag
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Number
plate
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Line
(as in "standing in")
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Queue
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Liquor
Store
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Off
License, Off sales
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Living
room
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Lounge,
sitting room
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Loaded
(as in a car is "loaded" with extras)
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Full
house |
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London
Broil
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Silverside
beef roast
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Love
Seat
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Couch,
sofa, settee
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Mail
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Post
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Main
Street
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High
Street
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Mixture
of fruit preserve used like ketchup on meat dishes such as curry or
sausages
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Chutney
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Mobile
home, trailer
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Caravan
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Molasses
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Treacle
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Movie
Theater
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Cinema
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Moving
truck
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Removal
van
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Muffler
(car)
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Silencer
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Nail
polish
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Nail
varnish
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Naked
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Starkers
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Napkin
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Serviette
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Nurse
- R.N. equivalent
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Sister
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Oatmeal
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Porridge
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Outlet
(electrical)
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Socket,
Power
point, wall plug
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Overpass
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Flyover
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Pacifier
(baby)
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Dummy
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Pants
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Trousers
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Panties
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Knickers
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Panty
hose
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Stockings
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Parka,
hooded jacket
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Anorak
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Parking
lot
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Car
park
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Pass
(another car)
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Overtake
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Pavement
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Tar
road
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Payphone
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Phone
box, call box
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Period
(punctuation)
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Full
stop
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Pig's
stomach, eaten boiled with onions
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Tripe
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Pissed
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Angry
(pissed in the Commonwealth means drunk!!)
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Pharmacy,
drug store
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Chemist
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Plexi-glass
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Perspex
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Policeman
or cop
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Copper
or Bobby
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Pop
(Midwest US for Soda)
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Coldrink,
soft drink
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Pork
Sausages
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Bangers
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Popsicle
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Ice
lolly |
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Potato
Chips
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Crisps
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Pound
sign (on a telephone)
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Hash
sign
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Powdered
sugar
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Castor
sugar
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President
(of a company)
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Managing
Director
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Private
school
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Public
school
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Purse
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Handbag
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Radio
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Wireless
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Railroad
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Railway
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Realtor
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Estate
agent
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Red
hair
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Ginger
hair
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Reflectors
(in the middle of a road)
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Cat's eyes
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Resume
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CV
(Curriculum Vitae)
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Restroom,
bathroom
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Toilet,
W.C. (Water Closet)
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Round
Trip (as in flight tickets)
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Return
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Santa
Claus
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Father
Christmas
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Saran
Wrap
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Cling
Film
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Savings
Bank
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Building
Society
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Scotch
tape
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Sticky
tape
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Sewing
thread
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Cotton
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Shopping
Cart
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Supermarket
Trolley
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Shrimp
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Prawn
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Sidewalk
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Pavement
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Sleep
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Kip,
doss
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Slowpoke
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Slowcoach
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Small
flapjack, served with tea
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Crumpet
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Sneakers
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Trainers
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Soda
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Coldrink,
soft drink
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Squash
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Marrow
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State
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Province
(SA) State (AUS) Counties (UK)
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Station
Wagon
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Estate
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Steal
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Nick,
pinch
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Store
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Shop
(in US Shop is only a verb)
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Stove - burners |
Hob - hot plates |
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Street
car
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Tram
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Stroller
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Push
chair
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Students (at school) |
Pupils |
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Studio
apartment
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Bedsitter
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Study,
learn hard
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Swot,
Revise |
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Stupid
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Daft
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Styrofoam
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Polystyrene
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Subway
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Underground
/ Tube
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Sun glasses |
Sunnies (Australia) |
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Suspenders
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Braces
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Sweater
(pullover)
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Jumper
or jersey
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Swimsuit |
Costume, cozzie, swimmers
(Australia) |
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TV,
Television
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Telly
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Take
out (as in fast food)
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Takeaway
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Taxi
stand
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Taxi
rank
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Thumb
tack
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Drawing
pin
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Ticket
(Midwest for restaurant check)
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Bill
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Tired
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Knackered
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Toilet
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Loo
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Traffic
circle
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Roundabout
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Traffic
light, stop light
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Robot,
traffic light
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Trash
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Rubbish
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Truck
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Lorry
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Tram
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Cable
car
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Trunk
(on a car)
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Boot
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Turnpike,
Interstate
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Freeway,
Motorway
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Umbrella
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Brolley
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Undershirt
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Vest
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Unemployed
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On
the dole
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Unemployment
checks
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Giros
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Vacation
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Holiday
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Valence
(window)
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Pelmet
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VCR
(Video Cassette Recorder)
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Video
Machine
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Vest
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Waist
Coat
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Vice-president
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Director
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Visit
with
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Gossip, catch up with
events
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Windshield
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Windscreen
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Wrench
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Spanner
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Y'all
(used in Midwest and South) |
You
lot
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Yard
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Garden
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Zee
(the letter as in XYZ)
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Zed
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Zip
Code
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Postal
Code
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Zucchini
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Courgettes,
baby marrows
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