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H.L. Mencken (1880–1956).  The American Language.  1921.

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IV.   American and English Today
 

1. The Two Vocabularies
 
  By way of preliminary to an examination of the American of today, here is a list of terms in everyday use that differ in American and English:
 
AmericanEnglish
ash-candust-bin
ash-cartdust-cart
ashmandustman
backyardgarden
baggageluggage
baggage-carluggage-van
ballast (railroad)metal
barbershopbarber’s-shop
bath-robedressing-gown
bath-tubbath
beetbeet-root
bid (noun)tender
bill-boardhoarding
boarderpaying-guest
boardwalk (seaside)promenade
boothigh-boot
brakemanbrakesman
bumper (car)buffer
bureauchest of drawers
calendar (court)cause-list
campaign (political)canvass
can (noun)tin
candysweets
canestick
canned-goodstinned-goods
car (railroad)carriage, van or waggon
checkers (game)draughts
chicken-yardfowl-run
chief-clerkhead-clerk
chief-of-policechief-constable
city-editorchief-reporter
city-ordinanceby-law
clipping (newspaper)cutting
closed-seasonclose-season
coalcoals
coal-oilparaffin

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