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US - Elevator
UK - Lift

US - Liquor Store
UK - Off-Licence
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UK - Estate car
US - Station Wagon
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UK = Boot

US = Trunk
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UK - zebra crossing

US - crosswalk
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16-08-2011, 09:45 AM
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US - check ~ Not sure about this, got it from a old film - wartime film.

UK - bill ...


UK - Cinema.

US - Movies
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16-08-2011, 10:07 AM
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Holiday - Vacation
Rubbish - Trash
Post Code - Zip code
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16-08-2011, 11:23 AM
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The one that horrified me was,
UK....Bum Bag.
US....Fanny Pack.
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16-08-2011, 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Roxy ->
The one that horrified me was,
UK....Bum Bag.
US....Fanny Pack.
Shouldn't that be in "Adult Humour'?
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16-08-2011, 02:31 PM
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UK - aubergine
US - eggplant

UK - jam
US - jelly
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Thanks Mags, I always wondered what an eggplant was.
 
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