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Indian English American English
Aerial
(for TV) Antenna
All
year All
year or year-round
American
football (similar to Rugby in UK) Football
At
weekends On weekends
Autumn Fall
Barrister Trial lawyer
Basin Bowl (basin means bathroom sink)
Bath Shower (when you fill tub and sit to
wash, it is a bath)
Beggar Panhandler
Bookstall Newsstand
Bucket Bucket or pail
Camp
bed Cot or roll-away
Chewing
Gum Gum
Cell Battery
Cinema Movie
theater
Clever Smart or bright
Cooling
glass Sunglasses
Colony Neighborhood
Creche Daycare
Cricket
(a game) Cricket (an insect)
Curriculum-vitae
or Bio-data Resume
Current Electricity
Current
account Checking account
Deposit
account Savings account
Diary Journal
District
or Taluk County
Doctor Doctor or Physician
Dustbin Trash can
Earth
wire Ground wire
Flat Apartment ("flats" mean
shoes without high heels)
Ex-serviceman Veteran
Football Soccer
Hoarding Billboard
Hotel Restaurant
Gang Mob
Garage Garage, Shop, Service station
Garbage Trash
Garden Yard
Give
test Take test
Goods Freight
Goods
wagon Freight car, Container
Gramophone Phonograph,
Turntable, Record player
Grill Broil
Guest
house Motel
Gum
(adhesive) Glue
Goggles Sunglasses
IBM-Compatible IBM-Clone
Inflammable Flammable
Jug Pitcher
Kiosk Booth
Lawyer Lawyer or
Attorney
Lift Elevator
Ltd. Inc.
Main
city area Downtown (most of the time), Uptown
Mate Friend ("mate" is used
only for spouse)
Mess Dorm cafeteria
Mixee Mixer
Multi-storey High-rise,
Skyscraper
Nice Nice, Cool
Operation
theatre Operating room
Perks Perks, Fringe benefits, Benefits,
Employment benefits
Photograph Picture
Picture Movie
Plot
of land Lot
Policeman Policeman, Cop, Police officer
Porter Doorman
Nappies Diapers
Notepad Notepad, Scratchpad
Ordinary
share Common stock
Pack
of cards Deck of cards
Paisa Penny, One cent
Past
performance Track record
Pin
code, postal code ZIP code
Point,
PowerpointOutlet, Electrical outlet
Postbox Mailbox (for
home/apartment) Postbox (for rented box located in
Post
office)
Pram Perambulator Stroller
Promenade Boardwalk
Race
course Race track, The track
Queue Line
Restaurant
bill Restaurant check
Rs.
20 Note $20 Bill
Rubber Eraser ("rubber" is the
slang for condom!)
Snap Picture
Solicitor Lawyer, Attorney
Solid Substantial
Spectacles Glasses
Suitcase Suitcase, Baggage, Bag
Switchboard Power
strip ("switchboard" is for a telephone operator)
Tap Faucet
Talkies Movie theater
Tea
towel Dish towel
Timber Timber, Lumber
Tin
(of food) Can
To
dispatch To ship
To
fix To install
Toilet Restroom
Torch Flashlight
To
repair To fix
Trade
union Labor union
Transistor Radio
Two-in-One Boom box
Washing
clothes Doing laundry
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