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American-British
Glossary
Smoothing transatlantic
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Index
of Americanisms |
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B C D E
F G H
I J
K L M N
O P Q
R S T
U V W
X Y Z
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| ma'am |
madam |
mail
(referring to letters and packages for delivery,
as well as the public service for
this purpose) |
post |
| mail
slot |
letterbox |
| mailbox |
letterbox |
| mailman,
mail carrier |
postman,
postie [colloq.] |
| main drag,
the [colloq.] |
high
street, the |
| main
street (on main street) |
high
street (in the high street) |
| major
[acad.] (as in 'her major was economics', 'she majored in economics', or
'she's an economics major') |
one's
subject of specialization at university; also used to refer to the
student or graduate involved |
| Major (U.S. Air Force) |
Squadron Leader (Royal Air Force) |
| Major General (U.S.
Air Force) |
Air Vice Marshal
(Royal Air Force) |
| mantel |
mantelpiece |
| marriage certificate |
marriage lines |
| marriage clerk's office |
register
office, registry office |
| Master Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) |
Flight Sergeant (Royal Air Force) |
| math
(abbreviation for mathematics) |
maths |
| mean
(as in 'She has a mighty mean dog') |
aggressive,
vicious, violent |
| measuring
cup |
measuring
jug |
| meat
grinder |
mincer |
| mechanical generator (e.g. on a
bicycle) |
dynamo |
| mechanical pencil |
propelling pencil |
| median
strip (on freeway/divided highway) |
central
reservation (on motorway/dual carriageway) |
| medicine chest/cabinet |
bathroom cabinet |
| messy |
untidy |
| messenger |
courier;
dispatch-rider (provides fast, motorcycle delivery of
important documents and packages) |
| mezzanine
(first balcony in theater) |
circle,
dress circle |
| Mideast, the |
Middle
East, the |
| mid-term vacation
(for school kids) |
half-term
holiday |
mock
turtleneck (of sweater with high round collar
that does not fold over on itself) |
turtleneck |
| molly
bolt |
Rawplug™
(plastic anchor giving screws grip on walls) |
| momentarily |
shortly,
very
soon |
| money order |
postal
order |
| monkey wrench |
adjustable spanner |
| moor
(swampland) |
fen,
marsh |
| moose |
elk |
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mopboard |
skirting
board |
| morgue |
mortuary |
| mortician |
undertaker |
| motion
picture |
cinema
film |
| motorbike |
moped
or small, light motorcycle |
| motorhome |
camper
van, camper |
| mountain
oysters |
testicles
of a sheep or bull served up as a delicacy |
| movers |
(furniture)
remover(s), removal(s) firm [both formal];
movers [informal] |
| movie |
film |
| movie
theater |
cinema |
| movies,
the [colloq.] (as in 'I'm going to the movies') |
the
pictures, the flicks [both colloq.], the cinema |
| moving
van |
removal(s)
van/lorry; pantechnicon (large size) |
| muffin |
cupcake
made of eggs & baking powder |
| muffler
(on motor vehicle) |
silencer |
| mug
(n.) [slang] |
thug;
face, mush [slang] |
| muslin
(plain white cotton cloth) |
calico
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| mutual
fund |
unit
trust |
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