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American-English vs British-English

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If English is not your first language, you may be more familiar with American-English. We have so many English resources that using this style, such as movies, songs, books, Youtube channel, etc. When you come across a resource that using British-English, you may stumble upon some words you are not familiar with. 



I want to list several words that I know of, I believe there are many that I don’t know so feel free to put more in the comment.

British-EnglishAmerican-English
pavementsidewalk
bintrashcan
trouserspants
liftelevator
loorestroom / bathroom
crispschips / potato chips
footballsoccer
petrolgas
biscuitcookie
chipsfries / French fries
sweetscandy
flatapartment
trainerssneakers
jumpersweater


R
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Also there is little differences in words.


For example: In UK English 'Centre' ,but in US English it's 'Center'

UK: Colour US: Color

UK:Metre US: Meter

UK: Favourite US: Favorite

UK: Organise US: Organize


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Aluminum (US) and Aluminium (UK) also right? Here in Indonesia we say Aluminium, so when I write in US English, I tend to get those red line saying that I misspell the word.