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What are the differences between British English and American English?
Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England
Buildings / Shops  British English  American English Semi-Detached House Duplex Block of flats Apartment house Block of flats Apartment building First floor Second floor Terrace (row of houses joined) Town House Chemist Drug Store / Druggist Surgery Doctor's office Cafe / Caff (not 24 hrs) Diner Ironmonger Hardware store Bungalow House (one story)  Ranch House Newsagent News dealer/news stand Off license/wine merchant Liquor store Bureau de change Currency exchange Bill Check (restaurant) Can't find a word? See our blog post Translating the British English  British and American Vocabulary Clothes Parts of a Car At School In and around the House On the Road People Buildings / Shops Sport Let's Eat! A- Z British to American British and American Spellings
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