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There's also crisps and chips. What we call potato chips and corn chips the Brits call crisps. What we call french fries they call chips.

Originally Posted by 4691mls

For example, if I'm reading a book in British English and someone is eating a "biscuit" I'll picture a US biscuit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biscuit_(bread) for a second before my mind translates it to "cookie".

Have you ever thought about what an odd word cookie is? Cook can be a verb, what you do to food, and a noun, someone who cooks. But add "ie" to it and it becomes a pastry. Say what? Why not "bakie"? That's at least closer to how they're cooked.