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American-British Glossary
Smoothing transatlantic communication

Index of Americanisms

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American

British

ice box fridge, refrigerator; cool box
ice-cream cone cornet
in box  (on desk) in-tray
in the cards [colloq.] (likely or probable) on the cards [colloq.] 
Inc. (Incorporated) Ltd. (Abbreviation for 'Limited'. In UK company owners have limited liability in the event of financial failure.)
in back (of) at the back (of), behind
in the hospital (hospitalized) in hospital
inn small, rural area hotel; sometimes a bar 
installment plan HP, hire purchase
intermission (break in movie or theatrical performance)  interval 
intern (new hospital doctor gaining on-the-job 
          experience and still undergoing training)
houseman 
intersection  crossroads, junction
interstate, interstate highway major road or motorway linking major U.S. cities
inventories (goods available for delivery) stocks
Italian dressing French dressing
Ivy League America's most reputable universities, all located in the northeast: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale. (compare Oxbridge)

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