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British English - American English: residence 3/3
Electricity:
BRITISH | AMERICAN |
A lightning conductor | A lightning rod |
The earth | The ground |
To earth | To ground |
socket | outlet |
A power cut | A power outage |
The Internet, phone calls:
BRITISH | AMERICAN |
Fibre optics | Fiber optics |
An optical fibre | An optical fiber |
A fibre | A fiber |
A fibre-optic cable | A fiber-optic cable |
fibreglass | fiberglass |
A mobile phone, a mobile | A cell phone, a cellphone, a cellular phone, a cell |
an ex-directory phone number | an unlisted phone number |
Toilets:
BRITISH | BOTH BRITISH AND AMERICAN | AMERICAN |
A tap |
| A faucet |
A bath | A bathtub, a tub |
|
A washbasin | A sink, a bathroom sink | A washstand |
A shower cubicle | A shower | A shower stall |
Water closet, WC, toilet, loo |
| Bathroom, restroom, john |
Loo, toilet, WC |
| John |
The mixer tap |
| The mixing faucet |
(!)(!)(!) NB : question 2 : the most common BRITISH word is "French toilet".
"Turkish toilet" and "squat toilet" can be used but they are not typically British.
Everyday life:
BRITISH | BOTH BRITISH AND AMERICAN | AMERICAN |
the letterbox |
| The mailbox |
An aerial |
| An antenna |
A car park |
| A parking lot |
Service charge, charges |
| Monthly fees, building fees |
| utilities |
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Click on the BRITISH words. Photos are from Pixabay.
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