The following pictorial* review comes to us from Bigstock<\/a> (a company that sells pictures) so there are wonderful pictures to illustrate the different uses of these various words which you can see by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bigstock’s picture post<\/a> gives a great visual review of how these words are used differently, but in this post I am going to provide the written definitions of these words (as pictured here<\/a>) and how they are used differently in America vs. Great Britain.<\/p>\n Let’s begin…<\/p>\n jumper<\/strong> trainer<\/strong> pants<\/strong> bird<\/strong> bog<\/strong> rubber<\/strong> braces<\/strong> trolley<\/strong> chips<\/strong> coach<\/strong> biscuit<\/strong> shag<\/strong> dummy<\/strong> lift<\/strong> hooker<\/strong> flannel<\/strong> football<\/strong> hamper<\/strong> vest<\/strong> *pictorial = expressed in pictures<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you want to learn about vocabulary differences between British and American English this is the post for you! I have written about differences in British and American English in previous posts, but I recently came across another great review of some vocabulary differences between British and American English I wanted to share with…<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a person about to jump, often associated with a person about to commit suicide by jumping off something far off the ground
\nBritish English: a sweater<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a person who trains people or animals, such as a gym trainer
\nBritish English: tennis shoes or running shoes<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: trousers, long pants
\nBritish English: underpants, underwear<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: an animal with feathers that flies
\nBritish English: a young woman<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: wet muddy soft ground
\nBritish English: the bathroom<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a condom (slang word)
\nBritish English: an eraser<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: supports on the teeth used to straighten the teeth
\nBritish English: suspenders, an article of clothing used to hold pants up<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a vehicle that runs on tracks and is powered by an electric cable
\nBritish English: a cart with wheels<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: thinly cut and fried potatoes that are very crispy
\nBritish English: potatoes cut into strips and deep-fried<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a person who teaches or trains athletes
\nBritish English: a bus<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a type of bread that is flaky and buttery
\nBritish English: a cookie<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a type of carpet with long yarn pieces
\nBritish English: sexual intercourse (a slang word)<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a model or replica of a human being
\nBritish English: a pacifier, a small piece of rubber that babies suck on<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: (v) to pick up or raise
\nBritish English: (n) an elevator<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a prostitute, a woman who sells sex
\nBritish English: a rugby player (the name of a specific position on a rugby team)<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a type of material made of wool or cotton that is often used to make warm shirts or pajamas
\nBritish English: a washcloth or towel<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: the American football game
\nBritish English: soccer<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a large basket with a lid used for laundry
\nBritish English: a small basket with a lid that is used for picnicking<\/p>\n
\nAmerican English: a close-fitting sweater with no sleeves or collar that is usually worn over another shirt
\nBritish English: an undershirt<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/01\/British-vz.-American-350x350.jpg\")