#American words confused with British ones
#(c) 2012 Marcin Milkowski
#Licensed under LGPL
#The list includes mostly words from http://www.learnenglish.de/mistakes/USvsBrEnglish.html
# en-US -> en-GB
airplane=aeroplane
stroller=pram
automaker=carmaker
#bathroom=toilet #to be researched
#bellboy=page
candy apple=toffee apple
checking account=current account
#chips=crisps
corrections officer=prison officer
cotton candy=candy floss
diapers=nappies
drapes=curtains
drunk driving=drink-driving
#elevator=lift #exception: grain elevator [AE=BE], verb "to lift"
emcee=compere
eraser=rubber
faucet=tap
Ferris wheel=big wheel
fish sticks=fish fingers
flashlight=torch
freeway=motorway
turnpike=motorway
#French fries=chips #chips is too polysemous, also "fish and chips" must not be corrected
garbage=rubbish
garters=suspenders
gasoline=petrol
grippe=flu
#highway=main road #to be researched
#hood=bonnet #careful, those are also hats in AE and BE
#jelly=jam #possible problems with verb "jam" and non-food jelly
knapsack=rucksack
moving van=removal van
movie=film
oatmeal=porridge
#pacifier=dummy #dummy has other meanings in BE
pantyhose=tights
parking lot=car park
parking enforcement officer=traffic warden
pitcher=jug
at recess=during breaktime
#report card=school report #to be researched
galoshes=wellingtons
#run=ladder #make into rule: only nylon context
scallion=spring onion
sedan=saloon
sidewalk=pavement
bathroom sink=washbasin
skillet=frying-pan
slicker=mackintosh
streetcar=tram
#suspenders=braces
sweater=jumper
thumbtack=drawing-pin
#toilet=!toilet #to be researched
trash=rubbish
trash can=dustbin
trolley car=tram
#trunk=boot #make a rule! trunks and boots are a thing in both AE and BE
undershirt=vest
vacation=holiday
windshield=windscreen
zipper=zip