2. British versus American English Differences camp bedcot
candyflosscotton candy
canteencafeteria
car parkparking lot
carrierexpress company
carrier bagtote bag/shopping bag (US and UK)
carry-cotbaby carrier
cash machine/cash dispenserATM (automatic teller machine)
cashierteller in a bank or post office (cashier in other
businesses)
cashpointcash machine/ATM
casualty (hospital)emergency
catapult (US and UK)slingshot
Catherine wheel (firework)pinwheel
caustic sodalye
central reservationmedian/median strip
charity shopthrift shop
chartered accountantCPA (certified public accountant)
chartered surveyorlicensed surveyor
chat showtalk show
chemist (person)pharmacist (US and UK)
chemist (shop)drugstore/pharmacy (US and UK)
chipsFrench fries/fries
Christian namefirst name/given name
Christmas puddingplum pudding (US and UK)
CID (Criminal Investigation Department)FBI (Federal Bureau of
Investigation)
cigarette endcigarette butt (US and UK)
cinema (US and UK)movie theater
city centredowntown
cladding (on a building)siding
cloakroomrestroom/checkroom
clockwork (of a toy)wind-up
clothes-pegclothespin
cockrooster
companycorporation
commercial travellertraveling salesman (US and UK)
commis waiterbusboy
commissionaireuniformed doorman
concessiondiscount
constablepolice officer
cookerrange/stove (US and UK)
cornflourcornstarch
corner shopconvenience store
cornet (for ice cream)cone (US and UK)
cotton woolabsorbent cotton
councillorcouncilman
courgettezucchini
court shoespumps
covering lettercover letter
crash barrier (on a road)guardrail
cravatascot
crayfish (US and UK)crawfish
cream crackersoda cracker
crematorium (US and UK)crematory
crispspotato chips
crockeryplates and dishes
crush barrierbarricade (US and UK)
crust (on the end of a loaf)heel
cupboard (US and UK)cabinet
curateassistant church minister
curtains (US and UK)drapes/draperies
cutleryflatware/silverware
cutting (newspaper)clipping (US and UK)
c.v. (curriculum vitae)resume (In the US, a c.v. is longer than
a resume.)
