Speaking a Foreign Language in England

In my roughly two years in England, I had my fair share of embarrassments, misunderstandings and frustrations due to the fact that the word I said did not have the same meaning to me as it did to the people who I was speaking to. I'm sure you're all familiar with words like lift, lorry and loo, but alliteration aside there are quite a few differences between Canadian (or American) English and British English. I've searched my memory for a few days now and with the help of Wikipedia to fill in some of the gaps and remind me, I've made a useful list of words to help you on your way if you ever do decide to visit the old country. Words with one asterix (*) indicate mixups that are potentially embarrassing and words with two (**) indicate words that SHOULD be obvious, but are just added in to make it look like I did more work.

Canadian	British
Aubergines	Eggplants
Bin	Trash Can (don't confuse with recycling bin!)
Biscuit	Cookie**
(To) blag	(To) make something up (bluff)
(To) blank – (To) ignore (someone)	(To) ignore (someone)
Boot	Trunk
Chips	French Fries
Crisps	Potato Chips
Corridor	Hall(way)
Courgettes	Zucchini (why use English when you can use French?)
Dinner	Lunch (???)
Fete (pronounced fate)	Party
Full Stop	Period*
Hall	Gymnasium
Ice Lolly	Popsicle
Kit	Athletic Clothing (uniform)
Ladybird	Ladybug (it's not a bird, is it?)
Lead	Cord
Lift	Elevator**
Lolly	Any candy on a stick (lollypop)
Lorry	Truck
Motoroway	Highway
Nappy	Diaper
Off-License	Liquor Store
Pudding	Dessert
Pants	Underwear*
Pavement	Sidewalk
Plaster	Band Aid
Pushchair	Stroller
Queue	Line (though they never make them properly)
Row (rhymes with cow)	Argument
Rubber	Eraser*
Rubbish	Garbage**
SatNav	GPS
Sellotape	Scotch Tape
Subway	Underground Walkway (not the trains)
Suspenders	Garter Belt*
Sweets	Candy
Swimming Costume	Bathing Suit
Tea	Snack
Tipp-Ex	White Out
Toilet	Washroom (the actual room)**
Torch	Flashlight
Trousers	Pants**
Vest	Tank Top (also, running single)
Do the washing up	Do the dishes
Washing Up Liquid	Dish Soap
Wellies	Rubber Boots