A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
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British | Canadian | American |
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cable car | cable car, gondola | gondola |
café, caff | café, diner, sidewalk café | café, diner, sidewalk café |
| Calgary | Calgary, cow town | Calgary |
call box, phone box | phone booth | phone booth |
camp bed | cot | cot |
campsite | campground, campsite | campground |
can, tin | tin, can | can |
| Canada | Canada, Great White North, Hollywood North | Canada, Great White North |
Canadian | Canadian, Canuck, Johnny Canuck, Snowbird (if you go south for the winter) | Canadian, Canuck |
candy floss | candy floss, cotton candy | cotton candy |
canteen, refectory, cafeteria | cafeteria, canteen | cafeteria |
capital punishment | capital punishment, death penalty | death penalty, capital punishment |
capsicum, pepper | pepper, capsicum, bell pepper | bell pepper, sweet pepper |
car | car, auto, automobile | car, auto, automobile |
caravan, mobile home | trailer, mobile home, motor home, fifth wheel | trailer, mobile home, motor home, fifth wheel, Winnebago |
car boot sale, jumble sale | garage sale, yard sale, flea market | rummage sale, garage sale, yard sale, flea market, swap meet |
caretaker | janitor, custodian, caretaker | janitor, custodian |
| car mechanic | car mechanic, auto mechanic | car mechanic, auto mechanic |
carnival | parade | parade |
car park | parking lot, car park | parking lot |
| carpenter, joiner | carpenter | carpenter |
car pool | car pool, HOV (high occupancy vehicle) | car pool, HOV (high occupancy vehicle) |
cash dispenser, cashpoint, hole-in-the-wall | ABM, ATM, bank machine, instant teller, cash machine | ATM, bank machine, instant teller, cash machine |
cashpoint, hole-in-the-wall, cash dispenser | ABM, ATM, bank machine, cash machine, instant teller | ATM, bank machine, cash machine, instant teller |
| caster sugar, castor sugar | berry sugar | superfine sugar |
casualty (hospital), accident & emergency | emergency, ER | emergency, ER |
catapult | catapult, slingshot | slingshot |
cater for | cater for, cater to | cater to |
cat’s eyes (embedded in road) | cat's eyes, road reflectors | road reflectors |
| cattery | (cat) kennel | (cat) kennel |
| caving, potholing | caving, spelunking | spelunking |
centenary | centennial, centenary | centennial |
central reservation (road) | median | median |
CEO, managing director | CEO | CEO |
change down (gears) | shift down | shift down |
chap, lad, bloke, guy | guy, buddy | guy |
| charge (officially, with a crime) | charge, indict | charge, indict |
charity shop, Oxfam, second-hand shop, Sally Anne | thrift store, thrift shop, Value Village, Sally Anne | thrift store, second-hand store, Value Village |
chat show | talk show | talk show |
| chav (England), ned (Scotland), scanger (Ireland) | trailer trash | trailer trash |
| chemist | pharmacist, druggist | druggist, pharmacist |
chemist’s | pharmacy, drugstore | drugstore, pharmacy |
chequerboard, chessboard | checkerboard | checkerboard |
chest of drawers | chest of drawers, dresser | bureau, dresser, chest of drawers |
| chewing gum, gum, chuddy | gum, chewing gum | gum, chewing gum |
chick, bird, bit of fluff (woman) | chick | chick, dame |
chickory | chickory, endive, Belgian endive | endive, Belgian endive |
chickpea | chickpea | garbanzo bean, chickpea |
| chief bridesmaid | maid of honour, matron of honour | maid of honor, matron of honor |
chimney (factory) | smokestack | smokestack |
| Chinese meal, a Chinese | Chinese meal, Chinese | Chinese meal, Chinese |
| chip van | chip wagon, chip truck | ? |
chiropodist | podiatrist, chiropodist | podiatrist |
chips | French fries/chips | French fries |
choc-ice | ice cream bar | ice cream bar |
chocolate bar | chocolate bar | candy bar |
| Christmas, Crimbo, Chrimbo | Christmas | Christmas |
| Christmas cake | Christmas cake | n/a |
Christian name, first name, given name | first name, given name, Christian name | first name, given name, Christian name (unusual) |
| Christmas present | Christmas present, Christmas box (Nfld) | Christmas present |
cigarette, ciggy, ciggie, fag, cancer stick, coffin nail, faggerette | cigarette, smoke | cigarette, smoke, cigaret |
cinema, pictures, picture house, flicks | movie theatre, theatre, cinema | movie theater, theater, movie house |
| circular saw | circular saw, buzz saw | circular saw, buzz saw |
city centre | city centre, downtown | downtown |
clever clogs, clever dick, smart arse, smart alec | smart ass, smart aleck, smarty | smart ass, wise guy, smart aleck |
cling film | cling wrap | plastic wrap, Saran wrap |
| cloakroom | checkroom, cloakroom, coat check | checkroom, coat check |
closing down sale | closing out sale | closing out sale |
| clothes horse | drying rack, clothes horse | drying rack |
clothes peg | clothespin | clothespin |
coach (long-distance) | bus, Greyhound, coach | bus, Greyhound |
coach station | bus station, bus depot | bus station |
cob, bun, batch, roll, bap | roll, bun | roll, bun |
cock, cockerel | cock, rooster | rooster, cock |
cockroach | cockroach, roach | cockroach, roach |
codswallop, bullshit | hogwash, baloney, BS, bullshit | hogwash, baloney, BS, bullshit |
| coffee | coffee, java, joe, timmy's | coffee, java, joe |
coffee break | coffee break | coffee break |
coffin | coffin, casket | casket, coffin |
colleague | co-worker, colleague | co-worker, colleague |
comic | comic book | comic book |
compere | emcee | emcee |
comprehensive school, secondary school, high school | high school | high school |
condom, Durex, johnny, rubber johnny, French letter, nodder | condom, rubber, Trojan, safe, French safe | condom, rubber |
cone, cornet (ice cream) | cone | cone |
conscription | conscription, draft | draft |
Conservative Party, Tories | Progressive Conservative Party, Canadian Alliance Party, Tories | Republican Party |
constituency | riding, constituency | (electoral) district |
continental quilt, duvet, quilt | duvet, quilt | quilt |
cooker | stove | stove, range |
copper, PC Plod, bobby, cop, police constable (PC), policeman/woman | police officer, Mountie, patrolman, smokey (dated), cop | police officer, patrolman, smokey (dated), state trooper, cop, trooper |
cops, the Old Bill, pigs, the law, the fuzz, police | police, RCMP, cops, pigs, the fuzz, the Mounties, the law, five-o, po-po | cops, police, pigs (dated), the fuzz (dated), the law, the heat |
cordial, squash | concentrated drink | concentrated drink |
coriander | cilantro, coriander | cilantro |
corn | corn, grain | grain |
corner shop, Spar | convenience store, dépanneur (Quebec), 7-11, milk store, mini-mart, variety store | convenience store, 7-11, mini-mart, variety store |
corn flour | corn starch | corn starch |
cot | crib | crib |
cot death | crib death, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) | crib death, SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) |
cotton | thread | thread |
cotton buds | Q-tips | Q-tips |
cotton wool | cotton balls | cotton balls, cotton |
couch, settee, sofa | sofa, couch, Chesterfield | sofa, couch |
council estate | housing project | housing project, the projects |
| council housing | social housing, public housing | public housing |
| councillor | councillor, alderman | councilman, councilwoman, alderman |
country bumpkin, yokel | country bumpkin, yokel | hillbilly, yokel |
| country's capital | nation's capital | nation's capital |
courgette | zucchini | zucchini |
court shoes | pumps | pumps |
counterfoil (cheque) | stub | stub |
court | courthouse, courtroom | courthouse, courtroom |
cover charge, entrance fee | cover | cover |
covering letter | cover letter | cover letter |
| cowboy | cowboy, buckaroo, wrangler | cowboy, buckaroo, wrangler |
cram | cram | cram |
crayfish | crayfish | crayfish, crawfish |
| crazy, daft, barmy, batty, bonkers, crackers, doolally, daft as a brush, loony, loopy, nutty, off one's head, off one's rocker, one sandwich short of a picnic, out to lunch, round the twist, wacko, wacky, off one's trolley | crazy, wacko, wacky, nutty, batty, bonkers, loony, nutty, off one’s rocker | crazy, wacko, wacky, nutty, batty, bonkers, loony, nutty, off one’s rocker |
| crazy golf | miniature golf, minigolf, mini-putt | miniature golf, putt-putt |
cream cracker | soda cracker, saltine | soda cracker, saltine |
creature | creature, critter | creature, critter |
creche, day care, nursery | day care | day nursery, day care |
creepy-crawly, insect | insect, bug | insect, bug |
| crew cut (hair) | crew cut, brush cut, buzz cut | crew cut, brush cut, buzz cut |
crisps | (potato) chips | (potato) chips |
| crooked, skew-whiff | crooked | crooked |
crossroads | intersection, four way | intersection, four way |
cupboard (in the bedroom, or general storage) |
closet |
closet |
cupboard (in the kitchen) | cupboard | cupboard |
cup of tea, cuppa | cup of tea | cup of tea |
curling tongs | curling iron | curling iron |
current account | chequing account | checking account |
curriculum vitae, CV | résumé, curriculum vitae, CV | résumé, curriculum vitae, CV |
curry house, balti, Indian restaurant, Indian | Indian restaurant | Indian restaurant |
curtains | drapes, curtains | drapes, curtains |
cutlery | cutlery, flatware | silverware, flatware |
cystitis | urinary tract infection | urinary tract infection |
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