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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

Click on the BRITISH words. Photos are from Pixabay.

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1.
The was filled with flyers and invoices from the previous tenant who did a moonlight flit!

2. They built two toilets in their house: the one on the ground floor is a . .

3. It is easier to stand up in a hip bath than in a real bath! However Grandma would prefer to wash her hair in the sink!

4. The in the bathroom were new.

5. The large shower was a walk-in shower, where one could sit on the low wall, but on the floor there is no edge.

6. The television had been toppled by the storm, which no longer allowed anyone to pick up what they liked.

7. All electrical were earthed: a quality guarantee.

8. The that controlled the roller shutter was not working. It was repaired in the morning.

9. The is at the end of the penultimate door hallway to the left.

10. My phone number is number, please don't give it to anyone!

11. Rental are paid monthly at the same time as the rent. They are regularised once a year.

12. Our lightning prevented lightning from crossing the house during the last thunderstorm that raged all night long.

13. She wanted to have the tiler entirely tile her with some yellow sea-green and emerald green earthenwares, instead of that red colour.

14. There is only one for each tenant, but garages are used as workshops, warehouses or lounges by locals who show incivility.

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