If you've ever been to London, you already know that although both countries English, there is a world of difference in our use of words.  Here is a fun list of words the British use on a regular basis that would make us scratch our heads in wonder.

• Assistant--Sales clerk
• Banger--Sausage
• Carriage--Railroad car or coach
• Dumb-waiter--Lazy Susan
• Engaged--Busy, as in the telephone line
• Flannel--Face cloth
• Gangway--Aisle, as in theatres, ships and stores
• Holiday--Vacation
• Ice--Ice Cream
• Jumper--Pullover sweater
• Knave--Jack (in a deck of cards)
• Lift--Elevator
• Metals--Rails, as in the railroad
• Nappy--diaper
• Outhouse--Any building built near or against the main house
• Petrol--Gasoline
• Query--Complaint, as in Complaint Department in a store
• Register--Check, in the verb use, as in checking luggage
• Solicitor--Lawyer
• Turtleneck--Scoop-neck shirt
• Up--Traveling to London
• Varnish--Nail polish
• Waistcoat--Vest
• Yard--Scotland Yard
• Zed--The letter 'Z'

See also Researching the Romance for a more detailed bibliography on this and other topics.