Can you name the American English words and phrases substituted for the British English in the American HP books? by Hejman

Can you name the American English words and phrases substituted for the British English in the American HP books?

created by Hejman

Enter a Americanism in the box below
Correctly named Americanisms will show up below
Answers do not have to be guessed in order
A (2) or (3) in parentheses indicates that the American English answer contains two or three words.
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British English	American English
Scarpered
Hard done by (3)
Boot (car)
Waste bin (2)
Timetables
Spotty (adj.)
Cistern (toilet)
Rubbish at (2)
Grass on (2)
Father Christmas (2)
Good on you (3)
Wings mirror (2)
Windscreen

British English	American English
Fancy (verb)
Lessons
Washing up (kitchen)
Wardrobe
Newspaper cutting (2)
Bonnet
Cock crow
Washing powder (2)
Mummy
Cubicle (bathroom)
Telephone box (2)
Broom cupboard (2)
Holiday home (2)

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Harry Potter goes American 2 Quiz

by Hejman

Created Feb 11, 2012 in Literature
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	Hejman:	Feb 11th, 2012 at 20:20 GMT		1 point
	In the first version of this quiz I was a stickler about accepting only the actual word or phrase that was used in the American version of the books. Looking through the comments on that quiz I've realized that doing so was kind of requiring the quiz taker to guess what the editors were thinking. So this time I've tried to accept any Americanism that I can think of that fits the defition of any Britishism that was changed in the U.S. version of the books. If you have alternate suggestions, please let me know.

	notanighttroll:	Feb 13th, 2012 at 05:17 GMT		1 point
	sideview mirror? (Even though that should actually be three words...) Also, perhaps you meant it to be tricky, but I was completely lost on the first one because I thought it was a verb...

	Hejman:	Feb 14th, 2012 at 13:01 GMT		1 point
	I've set 'side view mirror' as an alternate. The quiz is set to random order so I don't know which answer was first for you and therefore can't address the verb issue you had without more info.

	clapifyoulikeme:	Feb 15th, 2012 at 05:55 GMT		1 point
	I would also accept "zitty" for spotty. My girlfriend is British, so I knew what it meant, but I could not for the life of me think of a synonym other than zit...

	GiantsNYYankees:	Feb 15th, 2012 at 19:49 GMT		4 points
	garbage can, garbage basket, even garbage bin...don't know many people (at least in the area of the USA I live in that call it a waste basket)

	teddylupin_snape:	Feb 15th, 2012 at 21:56 GMT		4 points
	I believe if you were to add a sentence (how it is used in the book) that this quiz would be a lot more enjoyable (not that it isn't now..) and a LOT easier. I also think that I have seen a few of these 'British English' phrases and words (i.e. Wardrobe, Broom Cupboard, Father Christmas, Lessons, etc.) used in my copies, even though I only own American copies. As I mentioned before, if you were to add a sample sentence used in the book, with a ______ where the words would go, this (and the first) would probably be made favorites on my list.....

	Amelia4242:	Feb 18th, 2012 at 07:37 GMT		1 point
	Oh my god, by Spotty they meant pimply?! That confused me so much, I thought Eloise Midgen had really dark freckles or something! This is why we need Australian versions! It would eliminate so much confusion