ANZ = A N Zed (Aussies never say Zee)
Drunk Driving = Drink Driving
Slaughter House = Abattoir
Flooded = Inundated
How's it going? = How you going?
Ketchup = Tomato sauce
Granny panties = Daggies
I'm sure there are more and I just can't think of them. :)
a couple more I remember:
ReplyDeleteSemi ... you say SEM EYE and we say SEMEE
Tomato .. you say TOM AY TO .. and we say TOMARTO
Fender ... you say FENDER ... we say MUD GUARD
Trunk .... you say TRUNK .. we say BOOT
Sidewalk ... you say SIDEWALK ...we say PATH
but then it also depends on what state you are from, not all the pronunciations or spellings are the same.
We recently repatriated to Australia (from Singapore) and we had laughs over similar words. When I lived in the US and also in Canada, I struggled with some of the 'different' meanings too. But its about adapting.
Not wrong - just different!
..... and in Singapore for Character, they say CAR RACK TER.
or for IKEA, they say ICK EAR
Its all about learning another culture and the way things are done or said and one of the main reasons we all travel I think!
Not wrong - just different!
ENJOY :)