American English.
Vocabulary differences between British English and American English fall under four major categories.
Same word, different denotative meaning.
homely
nervy
pants
pavement
to tick off
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Br E
down to earth, domestic nervous
underpants
footpath, sidewalk
to scold
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Am E
ugly (of people)
bold, full of nerve
trousers
to make angry
road surface
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Same word, additional meaning in one variety
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Common meaning
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Additional in Am E
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bathroom
dumb
good
school
to ship
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room with bath/shower and sink
mute
fine, nice
educational institution
(primary, secondary)
to transport by ship
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room with toilet only
stupid
valid (as of tickets,
offers)
all institutions
of any level
transport by train, plane,
or trunk
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Common meaning
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Additional in Br E
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leader
smart
surgery
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one who commands, guides
intelligent
a medical operation,
or an operating room
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an editorial
well-groomed
am office of any doctor
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Same word, difference in style, connotation, frequency of use
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Br E usage
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Am E usage
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autumn
clever
fortnight
quite
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common, all styles
common, positive
common, all styles
negative or neutral
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poetic or formal
less common, negative
uncommon, archaic
positive
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Same concept or item, different word
Am E
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Br E
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faucet
muffler (on a car)
sophomore
washcloth
zero
line
can
gas
couch
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tap
silencer
second-year student
face flannel
nought
queue
tin
petrol
sofa
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