Dear Blogreader,
when coming to a new country, the language is key to learning the culture deeper and to enjoy life more. Most of us tend to believe we know English just because we picked it up early at school, that we see a lot of movies in English with subtitles and that it is the global norm for cross-country/culture communications.
Not really true, as there are so many sources that add to the english flavours. Here are a few new ones that I have picked up recently where I think most are of American English origin:
- Awesome – when great is to mild as a descriptions. Just move to [Aaaaaaa-sum], that what inspires the Awe.
- Humongous – more down the avenue of stating an extreme, in this case size
- Hilarious – when something is was more fun than fun.
- Have a good one or HAG1 if u text – used any time of the day to whish some one a great day, and especially as the three letter word one should be interpreted as another three letter word, day.
- How are you doing – a greeting when entering any store, where the comments you make in response is less than obvious
- Tailgate - Load the barbecue grill on the tail of your truck, pull up to the gate of a major sporting event, have a picnic at the tail by the gate well ahead of prime time
- Roadkill – More likely to be served in peoples’ homes than in restaurant, meat dishes telling more about how the animals ended their life rather than what is actually served. Not tried yet.
- Dry, Moist and Wet counties - Dry (not Martinis just soft drinks, Juice and mineral waters), Moist (Beer and wine available) and Wet (also the adding the Vodkas and Gins of the world)
- Miles Per Gallon – Fuel consumption, or rather Distance traveled per unit of fuel and not the other way around...
- Turnpike/Expressway/Tollway/Parkway – just when you think that you have it nailed with Highway and Freeway. And it does not get easier when abbreviated….
More to come as word are picked up and I have not forgotten the abbreviations
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