In a recent post I gave you some business words that have a different meaning in America. Below is a table with some common everyday words with different meanings. You can find many more in this blog: US2UK.
Do you know of any other words or funny stories?
South African term American equivalent Explanation
Petrol Gas You fill up at a gas station.
Robot Traffic light Turn left at the second traffic light.
Road Pavement In the US it is dangerous to walk on the pavement (in the road).
Pavement Side walk US equivalent is side walk
Crash Car wreck The wreck on the 75 caused a traffic jam.
Manual Stick shift Stick shift car.
License plate Tag You have to renew your car's tag every year.
Boot Trunk I need to get something out of my car's trunk.
Chips Fries Hamburger and fries. Chips are called crisps.
Cooldrink Soda My also be called pop in some US states.
