False
Friends in English Dialects
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American
English
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Non-American
English
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Expression
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Meaning
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Expression
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Meaning
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Contributor
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fanny
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buttocks, “bottom”
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fanny
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vulva, vagina |
R.
F. Hahn
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specs |
specifications |
specs |
spectacles |
R.
F. Hahn
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Scottish
English
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Non-Scottish
English
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Expression
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Meaning
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Expression
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Meaning
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Contributor
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without
|
outside
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without
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(opposite of “with”) |
M.
W. Morgan
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American
English |
Indian
English |
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Expression |
Meaning |
Expression |
Meaning |
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Contributor
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alphabets
|
alphabetic letter sets
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alphabets
|
letters of an alphabet |
M.
W. Morgan
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fire |
dismiss from employment |
fire |
reprimand (an employee) |
R.
F. Hahn
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homely
|
plain-looking
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homely
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good at homemaking |
M.
W. Morgan
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mutton
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sheep meat
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mutton
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goat meat |
R.
F. Hahn
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stay |
reside temporarily |
stay |
reside permanently |
R. F. Hahn |
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Hawaiian
English
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Indian
English
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Expression
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Meaning
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Expression
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Meaning
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Contributor
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FOB
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“fresh off the boat”
(especially newcomers from Mainland USA)
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FOB
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“flyover bridge”
(pedestrian overpass)
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M.
W. Morgan
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Introduction
