Dont it just it took me a good while to figer that one out

And not forgetting Panty hoas = tights.......always makes me

There are more baby words - panty 'go potty' kitty, bunny...

That and the name for sweet fizzy non-alc beverages are things that vary even from region to region in the US.

Yes, this could get complicated with the regional variations.

I would have found this info all very useful when i first came over, though.

Oh yeah, lets not forget..... BooBoo = cut/bruise

I'm still none too clear about 'cooties'.

Good, that can go straight in!

Batty wipes

Garage/Mechanic = Shop

Not to be confused with the the gas station.

PS up there, it's pantyhose (from hosiery), also called stockings (actual stockings are far more rare but catching on here again).
Tights will be opaque, sometimes textured hose.

Then you'd have to add a whole section on the suspender/garter/braces conundrum I guess.
And include the part about braces in the US going on teeth (for Kaffy!).

Complicated!

Actually, the US has both. A spade is flat and used for breaking up soil, and digging holes. A shovel is concave and used for shovelling stuff (like snow, dirt, sawdust), i.e., lifting it up and throwing it somewhere else.

It's like a foreign language!!

Some Americanisms are creeping over here, though. I often hear the word "period" used for full stop, and "math" used instead of "maths".

Which is why I call a shovel for snow a 'snow shovel' to differentiate it from a digging shovel. To me a spade is the little/tiny shovel you would use when, say, planting a small plant or bulb and a shovel is when you want to dig a big hole, like for a fence post. This could be different in diff regions of the US though.