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10 Americanisms that are downright confusing!

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punter ponting
 what brits say?
by punter ponting on Feb 02, 2015 11:26 PM  | Hide replies

when brits say, hey slave...
All indian start licking their master's boots.

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Krishna Kumar
 Re: what brits say?
by Krishna Kumar on Jul 17, 2015 06:11 PM
And when someone asks you who's your father... you simply blink and look at the faces of 100's of people around you in bewilderment !?

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exoticdesi
 Slang
by exoticdesi on Jan 30, 2015 01:59 AM  | Hide replies

This is slang used by a certain section - "I don't know nothing"...Go Figure...

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iota
 Re: Slang
by iota on Jan 31, 2015 09:50 AM
very true... :)

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exoticdesi
 Excuse Me
by exoticdesi on Jan 30, 2015 01:58 AM

This is used everywhere, even if you step on someone's shoes. An apology is never used like we used to say in India "I am sorry". .. and if you forget to show the apology, the other person would glare at you and say "EXCUSE ME?"..

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Communal Award
 AND
by Communal Award on Jan 28, 2015 10:43 PM

XENOPHOBIA

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JayaKrishnan B
 another
by JayaKrishnan B on Jan 28, 2015 05:05 PM

momentarily , is another word which has diff meaning

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Rabri Devi
 When they say: Rediff sucks
by Rabri Devi on Jan 28, 2015 04:02 PM  | Hide replies

That's what it means the world over.

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pyarelal laxmikant
 AND THE 11th...
by pyarelal laxmikant on Jan 28, 2015 12:49 PM  | Hide replies



When They Say:BOMB

What The Americans Mean: Attack (A Place Or Object) With A Bomb/Bombs.

What The British Mean: Move Very Quickly.

What The Indians Mean: Bipasha Basu

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santosh hiriyur
 Re: AND THE 11th...
by santosh hiriyur on Jan 31, 2015 12:21 AM
Very true

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