[olhogrider]

Ok, I know there are a lot of Brits on here. Even if they don't list where in the world they are I can still tell from the terminology. So I need some clear definitions.

Here's what I have so far.

Nearside=the left side of the vehicle
Offside=the right side of the vehicle
Pavement=sidewalk
Main stand=centerstand
Motorway=some kind of road
Greenlane=some kind of road
Dual carriageway=some kind of road
Fairy liquid=dish soap
Banana grease=not a clue but it was apparently used on a chain that then rusted, so I would avoid it.


Anyway, that's a start. Please help me out and feel free to add any others. Maybe not just variations in spelling. I mean they do love to add random a U to words.

[him a layin]

aluminIum: a metal remarkably similar to aluminum, but with a sense of identity.

[Richard230]

How about this:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrench#pin_spanner

[AzCal Retred]

Gudgeon pin connection at connecting rod. Gudgeon pin fits into gudgeons inside piston.
In internal combustion engines, the gudgeon pin (UK, wrist pin or piston pin US) connects the piston to the connecting rod, and provides a bearing for the connecting rod to pivot upon as the piston moves.

Paraffin -Kerosene, a fuel that is also known as paraffin.

Elektron is the registered trademark of a wide range of magnesium alloys manufactured by a British company Magnesium Elektron Limited.

[GlennF]

From Google -

French fries/fries (American) vs. chips (British)
cotton candy (American) vs. candyfloss (British)
apartment (American) vs. flat (British)
garbage (American) vs. rubbish (British)
cookie (American) vs. biscuit (British)
green thumb (American) vs. green fingers (British)
parking lot (American) vs. car park (British)
pants (American) vs. trousers (British)
windshield (American) vs. windscreen (British)

[NVDucati]

Bird / Chick
We say tomato / They say tomato

[gizzo]

Don't forget the American obsession with militaristic technical jargon and acronyms/backronyms. There's a normal word for most of those guys in actual English.

[him a layin]

Don't forget the American obsession with militaristic technical jargon and acronyms/backronyms. There's a normal word for most of those guys in actual English.

whiskey tango foxtrot you talkin' bout? we's jes' bein' tacticool.

[AzCal Retred]

Takeaway (take-away?) is the word for what Americans call takeout—food picked up from a restaurant to eat elsewhere.

This was amusing when buying a coffee or sandwich at an outdoor restaurant.

[gizzo]

whiskey tango foxtrot you talkin' bout? we's jes' bein' tacticool.

C'mon, you guys would call something a Heliocentric Attenuation Tactical System just so you could call hats HATS. You know you love it 

[him a layin]

C'mon, you guys would call something a Heliocentric Attenuation Tactical System just so you could call hats HATS. You know you love it 

makes perfect sense, yes.

[GlennF]

A govmint contract for Heliocentric Attenuation Tactical Systems is worth a lot more than one for hats.

[tooseevee]

From Google -
garbage (American) vs. rubbish (British)

     Let's not forget shit can vs. dust bin   

[GlennF]

     Let's not forget shit can vs. dust bin   

Unless you are in NZ in which case it is a Dust Ben.

[Guaire]

Don't forget the American obsession with militaristic technical jargon and acronyms/backronyms. There's a normal word for most of those guys in actual English.

G I z z o - It's not so much American English, it is the military/Department of Defense jargon.
Remember SCUBA? It was a dad in my old neighborhood who worked as a civilian engineer in the WW2 time and later. The navy developed the 'frog man'. A lot of engineers worked on the project. But, it was my neighbor who created the acronym self contained underwater breathing apparatus.
It's more a of military thing, not a civilian thing. But, in a neighborhood like mine, military personal were mixed in with the rest of the community.
Maybe it's the media that makes it seem like acronyms are more common than they are.