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American-British Glossary
Smoothing transatlantic communication

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Index of Americanisms

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   |   British-American

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napkin (table) serviette
naught nought
nearsighted shortsighted
neat tidy
necktie tie
news dealer, newsstand newsagent (shop selling newspapers and magazines; 
                 provides home delivery for a surcharge)
newscaster newsreader
night table bedside table/cabinet
nightgown nightdress, nightie [colloq.]
night school  (after-work adult education) evening classes
nightstick truncheon (policeman's baton)
no passing (traffic sign) no overtaking
no place {colloq.] nowhere
normalcy normality
nosh snack
notebook exercise book
notions  (needlework items) haberdashery
number sign (pound sign) hash sign, hash mark

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