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Words with different or opposite meanings on each side of the Atlantic

Top 6 Problem Words - Use these at your peril !

Problem Word or Phrase	In US this Means	In UK this Means
To Bomb	Big Failure	Great Success
Fanny	Buttocks	Vagina
Public School	State school - average quality education	Private school - high quality education
Sod	Turf	Unpleasant person (deriv. sodomite)
To Table	Set aside	Bring to a vote
Homely	Plain, drab, unattractive	Comfortable and pleasing

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