From: krishna@seas.smu.edu (Sanjay Krishna)
Subject: British English vs. American English
Organization: School of Engineering and Applied Science
Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 16:15:54 GMT

This is an article which I picked off soc.culture.indian about the 
differences between British and American English. Although Indian 
English is by no means exactly the same as British English - I would 
say our english borrows quite heavily from British English ( we had 
no choice :-))

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 INDIA                                                      US

1. Leave                                        Vacation

2. rubber                                       eraser

3. engaged (telephone)                          busy

4. be on line (telephone)                       hold

5. stand in queue                               stand in line

6. degree(college)                              diploma

7. overtaking (vehicle)                         passing

8. accelarator                                  throttle (gas pedal)

9. petrol                                       gas

10. footpath                                    sidewalk

11. bill (in a hotel)                           check

12. college                                     school

13. toilet                                      restroom


ENGLISH					NORTH AMERICAN
shop					store
how do you do ?				how're you doing ?
well, thank you				good, thanks
wonderful				awsome
please spare me !			give me a break !
you're pretty (handsome) !		you're cute !
lift					elevator
....

      
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     India                                    The United States 
14.	duster	                                   eraser

15.	footpath                                   pavement

16. scale (foot scale)	                       ruler

17. gum	                                       glue/paste

18. note                                       bill

19. full stop                                  period

20. brackets                                   parenthesis
                                               braces

21. petrol pump                                gas station

22. clark (bank)                               teller

23. second hand	                               used

24. bonnet                                     hood

25. dikki/boot                                 trunk

26. primary school                             grade school

27. spectacles                                 eye glasses

28. office                                     workplace

29. room (at workplace)	                       office

30. convocation                                commencement ceremony

31. post graduate studies                      graduate studies

32. veranda                                    hallway

33. cupboard                                   closet 

34. crockery                                   china

35. lady-finger                                okra

36. brinjal                                    eggplant

37. curd                                       yogurt

38. slippers                                   sandals

39. invigilator (sp?)                          proctor

40. lorry                                      truck

41. lift                                       elevator

42. ground floor                               first floor

43. cinema theater                             movie house

44. constable                                  cop

45. air hostess                                stewardess/flight attendant

46. crockery                                   silverware

47. jug                                        pitcher

48. blackout                                   brownout

49. catapult                                   slingshot

50. telephone directory                        phone book


British English                             American English
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Biscuit     ----------------------------      Cookie
Bun         ----------------------------      Biscuit
Chips       ----------------------------      French Fries
Crisps      ----------------------------      Chips
Patty       ----------------------------      Roll

     (obviously I'm feeling quite hungry by now :-)
Trolley     ----------------------------      Cart
Tin         ----------------------------      Can
Gentry      ----------------------------      crowd
(eg. "The gentry here is quite nice" as opposed to "Nice crowd")

Elite       ----------------------------      Gentry
Fairy       ----------------------------      Gay
Trousers    ----------------------------      Pants
Pants       ----------------------------      Underwear
Suspenders  ----------------------------      Braces

darling   ------------------------------   honey



what about...

Rusk         ------------------------------    ?????

Plum Cake    ------------------------------     Not Available

Finger Chips ------------------------------     French Fries


  dust bin --------------------------------	garbage can
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Sanjay 



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