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Thursday 3 November 2016

FALSE ENGLISH

HOW DO YOU SAY THESE THINGS IN ENGLISH?
IT'S NOT THE WAY YOU THINK IT IS. IT'S NOT THE ENGLISH WORD WE USE IN SPANISH...




It's not 'zapping'. (1)



It's not 'parking' (2)



It's not 'footing' (3)




Obviously, they don't say 'puenting' (4)


It's not 'playback' (5)


It's not 'lifting' (6)


It's not 'autostop' (7)



It's not a 'ticket' (8)


It's not a ·smoking"

Do you know the equivalents in English of all these words?

1- 'Channel surfing'
2- 'Car park'
3- 'Jogging'
4- 'Bungee jumping'
5- 'Lip sync'
6- 'Facelift'
7- 'Hitchhiking'
8- 'Receipt'
9- 'Dinner jacket'/'Tuxedo'

More examples:


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