| 美式英文 | 英式英文 |
G | Garage sale | Jumble sale |
Garbage/ trash | Rubbish | |
Garbage can | Dustbin | |
Garter belt | Suspender belt | |
Garters | Suspenders | |
Gas/ gasoline | Petrol | |
Gas station | Petrol/ filling station | |
Gear shift | Gear lever | |
German shepherd | Alsatian, police dog | |
Gadget | A bubbly, pretty girl | |
Gimp/gimpy | Cripple/ lame | |
Gizmo | Mechanical tool- a what d’ you call it | |
Glitch | A hitch, bug, failure in equipment/ program | |
Glory hole | Spare room used for storage | |
Goof | To make an error | |
Goof ball | Eccentric | |
| Sleeping pill/ tranquilizer/narcotic | |
Goon | Thug | |
Goose bumps | Goose pimples | |
Gotten (pp of ‘ to get’) | Got I’ve gotten the baby’s formula ready. | |
Grab bag | Lucky dip | |
Grade | Form in school | |
Grade crossing | Level crossing | |
Grade school | Primary school | |
Granola | Muesli | |
Graveyard shift | Working all night | |
Green thumbs | Green fingers | |
Grip | Suitcase | |
Grippe | Influenza | |
Grits | Coarsely ground food:maize,wheat or rice | |
Ground meat | Minced meat | |
| (ground round is the best mince) | |
Ground wire | Earth wire/ earth | |
Grubs | Dirty old jeans | |
Gulf states | American states on the Gulf of Mexico | |
Gumshoe | Detective( someone who walks quietly) | |
Gyp | Cheat, swindle | |
H | Haberdasher | Men’s outfitter |
Hairy | Dangerous | |
Hang in there | To complete a course, a task | |
Hard nosed | Tough, hard headed | |
Hardware store | Ironmonger’s shop | |
Hash over | To talk over | |
Hat check girl | Cloakroom attendant | |
Hick | Small-town or an unsophiscated person | |
Hike | Boost | |
Hit | Murder, kill | |
Hockey | Ice hockey (hockey is field hockey) | |
Hog-tied | Tied up , powerless | |
Homemaker | Housewife | |
Hood | Car bonnet | |
| Gangster(hoodlum) | |
| Neighbourhood | |
Hoof and mouth disease | Foot and mouth disease | |
Hope chest | Bottom draw | |
Horn | Telephone | |
| Pommel of a saddle | |
Humidor | Cigar box | |
Humungous | Huge, very big | |
Hunky-dory | Satisfactory, excellent | |
Hurdy gurdy | Barrel organ | |
I | Icebox | Refrigerator |
Incorporated | Limited | |
Information | Directory enquires(telephone) | |
Installment plan | Hire purchase (note English spelling- instalment) | |
Intermission | Interval | |
Intern | Houseperson in a hospital or student | |
| working in a profession for little | |
| or no pay to gain work experience | |
Inventory | Stock |
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