Mind your language :)
Its called "gas" when its actually, without doubt, liquid. You say "Check, please" when you request for your restaurant bill! A bun is called "biscuit"!! You "skedule" (as in pronounciation) an appointment!!....
Yes, all that's cos its "American"...a language that no more deserves to be called *English*. If you ever want to associate the word 'english' to it, you are free to call it "Screwed-English".
To all those aspirants, who are planning to set foot on American soil, here are some (funny) conversions between American and English, which you better get familiarized with :) :
English--> American
-----------------------------------
* Coriander==Cilantro
* Cold drink== Soda pop
* Curd== Yogurt
* Filter coffee == Brewed coffee
* Milk powder== Cream
* French beans == Snow peas
* Hotel == Restaurant
* Jelly == Gelatin
* Garam== masalla Curry
* Lady fingers== Okra
* Small pastries ==Lady fingers
* Toffee == Hard candy
* Brinjal == Eggplant
* Biscuit == Cookies/Wafers
* Bun == Biscuit
* Finger chips== French fries
* Groundnuts == Peanuts
* ===== Education Related ======
* School High== school
* College == School
* University== School
* High school == School/Junior High
* Take a class == Teach a class
* Be a student == Take a class
* 2nd standard == 2nd grade
* High marks == Good grades
* Invigilator == Proctor
* Canteen == Cafeteria
* ===== Clothes =====
* Windcheater== Windbreaker
* Vest == Undershirt
* Waistcoat== Vest
* Half-pant == Shorts
* Purse == Wallet
* Swim trunks== Swim suit
*
* ===== Transportation Related ====
* Traffic signal == Traffic light
* Boot, dikky ==Trunk of a car
* Bonnet == Hood of a car
* Petrol pump == Gas station
* Petrol == Gas
* Diesel == Fuel
* Pavement== Sidewalk
* Footpath == Sidewalk
* Zebra Crossing== Crosswalk
* Take a lift == Get a ride
* Motorcycle == Motorbike
* Cycle == Bike
*
* ===== Other =====
* Football== Soccer
* Solid== Substantial
* Ltd. == Inc.
* Transistor== Radio
* Two-in-One == Boom box
* Goggles == Sunglasses
* Cooling glass== Sunglasses
* Toilet == Restroom
* Guest house== Motel
* Current == Electricity
* $20 Note == $20 Bill
* Cell == Battery
* Torch == Flashlight
* Rubber == Eraser
* Snap == Picture
* Photograph == Picture
* Mixee (?sp) == Mixer
* Dustbin == Trash can
* Beggar== Panhandler
* IBM-Compatible== IBM-Clone
* Inflammable== Flammable
* Mess Dorm== cafeteria
* Hotel == Restaurant
* Restaurant bill== Restaurant check
* Picture == Movie
* Talkies == Movies
* Lift == Elevator
* To fix == To install
* To repair== To fix
* Pram == Stroller
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Courtesy: i20feverhyderabad@yahoogroups.com
Yes, all that's cos its "American"...a language that no more deserves to be called *English*. If you ever want to associate the word 'english' to it, you are free to call it "Screwed-English".
To all those aspirants, who are planning to set foot on American soil, here are some (funny) conversions between American and English, which you better get familiarized with :) :
English--> American
-----------------------------------
* Coriander==Cilantro
* Cold drink== Soda pop
* Curd== Yogurt
* Filter coffee == Brewed coffee
* Milk powder== Cream
* French beans == Snow peas
* Hotel == Restaurant
* Jelly == Gelatin
* Garam== masalla Curry
* Lady fingers== Okra
* Small pastries ==Lady fingers
* Toffee == Hard candy
* Brinjal == Eggplant
* Biscuit == Cookies/Wafers
* Bun == Biscuit
* Finger chips== French fries
* Groundnuts == Peanuts
* ===== Education Related ======
* School High== school
* College == School
* University== School
* High school == School/Junior High
* Take a class == Teach a class
* Be a student == Take a class
* 2nd standard == 2nd grade
* High marks == Good grades
* Invigilator == Proctor
* Canteen == Cafeteria
* ===== Clothes =====
* Windcheater== Windbreaker
* Vest == Undershirt
* Waistcoat== Vest
* Half-pant == Shorts
* Purse == Wallet
* Swim trunks== Swim suit
*
* ===== Transportation Related ====
* Traffic signal == Traffic light
* Boot, dikky ==Trunk of a car
* Bonnet == Hood of a car
* Petrol pump == Gas station
* Petrol == Gas
* Diesel == Fuel
* Pavement== Sidewalk
* Footpath == Sidewalk
* Zebra Crossing== Crosswalk
* Take a lift == Get a ride
* Motorcycle == Motorbike
* Cycle == Bike
*
* ===== Other =====
* Football== Soccer
* Solid== Substantial
* Ltd. == Inc.
* Transistor== Radio
* Two-in-One == Boom box
* Goggles == Sunglasses
* Cooling glass== Sunglasses
* Toilet == Restroom
* Guest house== Motel
* Current == Electricity
* $20 Note == $20 Bill
* Cell == Battery
* Torch == Flashlight
* Rubber == Eraser
* Snap == Picture
* Photograph == Picture
* Mixee (?sp) == Mixer
* Dustbin == Trash can
* Beggar== Panhandler
* IBM-Compatible== IBM-Clone
* Inflammable== Flammable
* Mess Dorm== cafeteria
* Hotel == Restaurant
* Restaurant bill== Restaurant check
* Picture == Movie
* Talkies == Movies
* Lift == Elevator
* To fix == To install
* To repair== To fix
* Pram == Stroller
----------------------------------------------------
Courtesy: i20feverhyderabad@yahoogroups.com
posted by thegaad at 10:26 AM
5 Comments:
few more i can add
banion(under shirt) ==> tank
condom ==> rubber
tea filter ==> strainer
different numberings for the floors compared to india. et al.
LolZ how on earth did u compile that...and I can see you are busy preparing to land in The US.
@caffeinism: lolz...if u can call this being "busy"...
but ya some of the conversions are really funny :)
so, i better play the cards right...lolz
Aussie was basically an English colony. So I fall into the left side of those :D
First time on your blog. 'Screwed-English' about puts it right! :) BTW restaurant/electricity/eraser is not American for hotel/current/rubber. Hotel/current/rubber is actually Indianized versions of the original words (Restaurant is where you eat food, hotel is where you stay, etc.,). Saying this out of a love for language!
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