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AMERICAN AND ENGLISH TODAY
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| American | English |
|---|---|
| grain | corn |
| grain-broker | corn-factor |
| grip | hold-all |
| groceries | stores |
| hardware-dealer | ironmonger |
| haystack | haycock |
| headliner | topliner |
| hod-carrier | hodman |
| hog-pen | piggery |
| hospital (private) | nursing-home |
| huckster | coster (monger) |
| hunting | shooting |
| Indian | Red Indian |
| Indian Summer | St. Martin's Summer |
| instalment-business | credit-trade |
| instalment-plan | hire-purchase plan |
| janitor | caretaker |
| legal-holiday | bank-holiday |
| letter-box | pillar-box |
| letter-carrier | postman |
| livery-stable | mews[1] |
| locomotive engineer | engine-driver |
| lumber | deals |
| mad | angry |
| Methodist | Wesleyan |
| molasses | treacle |
| monkey-wrench | spanner |
| moving-picture-theatre | cinema |
| napkin (dinner) | serviette |
| necktie | tie, or cravat |
| news-dealer | news-agent |
| newspaper-man | pressman, or journalist |
| oatmeal | porridge |
| officeholder | public-servant |
| orchestra (seats in a theatre) | stalls |
| overcoat | great-coat |
| package | parcel |
| parlor | drawing-room |
| parlor-car | saloon-carriage |
| patrolman (police) | constable |
- ↑ It should be noted that mews is used only in the larger cities. In the small towns livery-stable is commoner. Mews is quite unknown in America save as an occasional archaism.