Some Differences in British and American English

I find it very interesting how British and US English can differ so at times. There are many words that people find confusing when they travel to the UK/US as they know it differently. What inspired me to do this post was a mix up with Emma Watson (Hermoine in Harry Potter). She is currently attending a school in the US and asked a fellow classmate for a rubber. Everyone started to look at her because a rubber in the US means condom.  While a rubber in the UK is what Americans call an eraser.  There are many differences in meanings like this.

That is why I have compiled a list of different words that British and Americans use for the same thing.

British	American
Rubbish Bin	Trash Can
Underground	Subway
Rubber	Eraser
Lift	Elevator
Fags (US cigarettes)	Fags- homosexuals (short for faggot)
Faggot- kind of meatball	Faggot- homosexual
Fanny	Vagina
Buttocks	Fanny
Batty	Crazy/Insane
Batty (Jamaican org.)	Homosexual
Beaver	Beard
Female Pubic Hair	Beaver
The Bill	The Police
Banknote	Bill (paper money)
Bonk	Sexual intercourse
Chips	French Fries
Cider- alcoholic drink made from apples	Cider- non-alcoholic drink made from apples
Duvet	Comforter
Cook	Cooker
Crisps	Potato Chips
Dogging- various kinds of public sexual activity	Dogging- insulting in a persistent fashion
Entrée- starter of a meal	Entrée- main course of a meal
Fall- to be pregnant	Fall- autumn
First Floor- (US second floor)	First Floor- (UK ground floor)
Football	Soccer
Full stop	Period
Guff	Back talk
Hoo-Ha- argument	Hoo-Ha- Female Genitalia
Geezer	Gangster
Graduate- to finish university with a degree	Graduate- to finish studying at any educational institution
Ice box	Refrigerator
Knock up – to practice before tennis	Knock up- to impregnate
Lemonade- clear carbonated lemon-flavoured drink	Lemonade- non-carbonated drink made with lemons
Lolly	Popsicle

 That’s all I have for now but I’m pretty sure there are many more. I hope this information can help those who plan to travel from UK to US and vice versa. Wouldn’t want you to be misinterpreted now would we? :) If you find that some of these are not right, then please leave a comment and let me know, I’ll just correct it. Also, if you know any more words like these, please let me know. I’d also like to add them to the list. That's all for now. See- ya everyone (US)! Cheers everyone! (UK)