n any cloth covering a window. Brits don’t call the longer ones “drapes.”

n sort of yellowy-looking dessert sauce made from egg yolks and milk. It does sound a little disgusting, but you’ll have to believe me that it’s not. Brits pour it on top of things like apple crumble and sponge cakes.

n silverware. Knives and forks and stuff. Brits therefore do not have the curious American concept of “plastic silverware.”

n résumé. C.V. stands for the Latin curriculum vitae, “life’s work.” Brits don’t use “résumé” at all. In North America the term “C.V.” is sometimes used to refer to a fairly regimented timeline of academic achievement.