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tcha
07/22/09, 01:40 PM
basin sink
big wheel Ferris wheel
biscuits cookies
bonnet hood
boot trunk
braces suspenders
candyfloss cotton candy
car park parking lot
chest (set) of drawers
bureau chips French fries
cinema movie theater
crisps chips
crossroads intersection

current account checking account
pin thumbtack
drink-driving drunk driving
dustbin trashcan
film movie
fish fingers fish sticks
flannel washcloth
flat apartment
frying-pan skillet
funfair carnival
garden yard
ground floor first floor
handbag purse
jam jelly
jug pitcher
jumper sweater
kerb curb
lift elevator
lorry truck
mackintosh slicker
main road highway
minced beef ground beef
motorway freeway / turnpike
nail varnish nail polish
nappies diapers
page boy bellboy
pants panties
pavement sidewalk
petrol gas
plait braid
plaster band-aid
porridge oatmeal
postcode zip code
pupil student
removal van moving van !
rubber eraser
rubbish garbage
rucksack knapsack
school report report card
Sellotape Scotch tape

shares stocks
spare time free time !
suspenders garters

(used to hold up ladies stockings)
tap faucet
tights panty hose
tin can
toffee apple candy apple
toilet bathroom
torch flashlight
trousers pants
vest undershirt
wellies wellingtons
rubber boots
windscreen windshield
zip zipper


^^^quia.com :coffeedrink:

euqinimod
07/22/09, 03:40 PM
how about the spellings..
center- centre
dialog- dialogue
program-programme
color-colour

etc.

^^,

cmo
07/23/09, 02:12 AM
basin *sink big wheel Ferris wheel biscuits cookies bonnet hood boot trunk braces suspenders candyfloss cotton candy car park parking lot chest (set) of drawers bureau chips French fries cinema movie theater crisps chips crossroads intersection current account checking account drawing-pin thumbtack drink-driving drunk driving dustbin trashcan engaged busy film movie fish fingers fish sticks flannel washcloth flat apartment flu grippe frying-pan skillet funfair carnival garden yard ground floor first floor handbag purse jam jelly jug pitcher jumper sweater kerb curb ladder run last post taps lift elevator lorry truck mackintosh slicker main road highway minced beef ground beef motorway freeway / turnpike nail varnish nail polish nappies diapers page bellboy pants panties pavement sidewalk petrol gas plait braid plaster band-aid porridge oatmeal postcode zip code pram baby buggy public school private school pupil student removal van moving van ! rubber ! eraser rubbish garbage rucksack knapsack saloon car sedan school report report card Sellotape Scotch tape shares stocks spare time free time !suspenders (used
to hold up ladies
stockings) garters tap faucet tights panty hose tin can toffee apple candy apple toilet bathroom torch flashlight trousers !pants vest undershirt wellies / wellingtons rubber boots windscreen windshield yard2 yard zip zipper ^^^quia.com

Can the words above be listed in 2 columns? :D

tcha
07/23/09, 01:59 PM
Can the words above be listed in 2 columns? :D

^^^ran out of time to edit... thanks cmo!

tcha
07/23/09, 03:08 PM
pajamas ( American) pyjamas ( British)