I've been reading quite a bit of British fiction now, so I thought I'd put together my own list of differences for reference purposes. Feel free to add anything else you can think of. I know Canada is far more British than the States, so correct me
if any of these is proper usage in Canada.
British =
N. American
Apothecary - a drug store
babygro - footed pajamas for an infant
biscuit - cookie
bloke - guy
bonnet - hood (of a car)
boot - trunk (of a car)
Boots - a chain drug store/pharmacy similar to Rite-Aid or Walgreens
candy floss - cotton candy
chap - guy
chemist - pharmacy
chuffed - proud
cot - crib
cupboard - closet
fancy - to desire, to want, to like (as in a person of the opposite se
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football - soccer
full stop - period (punctuation)
jumper - sweater
knickers - underwear
lift - elevator
made redundant - laid off (from a job)
Marks & Spencer - an all-in-one chain store that carries groceries as well as clothing, similar to Target or Wal*Mart
loo - bathroom/toilet
lorry - truck
naff - unstylish/nerdy
netball - basketball
playing away - having an affair
pram/pushchair - stroller
proper - real
pub - bar
public school - private school
pudding - dessert
queue - line
rounders - a game similar to baseball
shag - have sex with (vulgar)
snog - to make out
spots - acne, zits
Wellingtons/wellies - galoshes
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An informal list of translations for North American readers of British books 
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