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"U no more ask for a route but for a "RAUT""

There is no difference how you pronounce the word "route". Both ways are correct.

U don't ask somebody "How r u ?", U say "What's up dude?"

This is just a slang that you can use with people you know well, like your close friends. You don't want to do that with you instructors at school. 😉

u don't open a telephone conversation with a HELLO but with a "Hi"

Whichever way is fine.

 

[fido!]

yeah.... sulfur for sulphur!
oh yes....
americans call brinjal eggplant!

"U no more ask for a route but for a "RAUT""

There is no difference how you pronounce the word "route". Both ways are correct.

U don't ask somebody "How r u ?", U say "What's up dude?"

This is just a slang that you can use with people you know well, like your close friends. You don't want to do that with you instructors at school. 😉

u don't open a telephone conversation with a HELLO but with a "Hi"

Whichever way is fine.

 

[dhaval]

hi guys,
excellent thread here. seems so refreshing on sdn .
well i have a few to add.... u dont ask for 'curd'.... u ask for 'yogurt'.
Even if u r the boss u dont order someone to do a job.. u ask them if they would like to get the job done.
U dont have a few things to do....u gotta run a few errands.

 

[D(M)ental]

And there is the torch-flash light thing.
U want a flash light not a torch.
I remember asking a lady if she wanted a torch and she dint get me for about 5 minutes until I got the flash light out of the box and asked if she needed this... 😀 😀

Good thread.wish Id know this when I first landed here.

 

[starbucksfan]

do u remember the chinese food in India.it was so yummm...here the chinese food is some what sweet. not the spicy chowmein we used to love.
also the gheeya,kadoo family.(yuck! disgusting..even thou I need that its good for healthy)its called zuchini here.
lady's finger(bhindi) is okra here.
and when ever u go to any store and ready to pay at the register u should always greet the cashier by hey how ru doing today?this is just important and normal here.else it looks rude and u know how americans are so particular about all this.
also it is considered polite if u see any old person,u open the door for him and ask him if he would like to take ur place in the line for paying at the register..(also goes for every single guy..u are supposed to open the door for the gal with u and the person behind u)

 

[Athene]

What the heck???Its just cultural difference.We all learn our ways around.There is absolutely nothing wrong with Indian English.All we need to do is make little adjustments here and there.

All the best to all.

 

[starbucksfan]

What the heck???Its just cultural difference.We all learn our ways around.There is absolutely nothing wrong with Indian English.All we need to do is make little adjustments here and there.

All the best to all.

oh! here comes another one to criticise.what is wrong with u people.this thread is just to let others know what we came across so that they dont make the same mistakes we made.thats all.nothing to be so serious about.

 

[starbucksfan]

this is a simple thread where people are trying to help each other with their past experiences about the american pronounciations etc.its just an effort to help others so that they donot go thru the same embarrasment and/or difficulties which some of us have suffered.In simple words its just an effort to make others life simpler.
but some people have made it an issue and tried to take it too personally.on their nationality.so plz plz donot spoil the thread and let more constructive posts keep coming..I love the thres.its such a getaway from all the interview stuff for a few minutes.

 

[mekha]

if u say raut in uk it means fight ,the meaning is fight .
Another aspect i have noticed is
all the plug sockets ,switches ,taps,doors, everything work other way round here in usa ,i dunno if anyone have noticed that.

eg- in the plug socket the earth comes on top in india .

 

[Blue_eyes]

if u say raut in uk it means fight ,the meaning is fight .
Another aspect i have noticed is
all the plug sockets ,switches ,taps,doors, everything work other way round here in usa ,i dunno if anyone have noticed that.

eg- in the plug socket the earth comes on top in india .

I cheked for a butcher shop in the beginning ....to find fresly cut chicken....
If this also helps some one in their dental education and to lead a better life in US...
Guys in US you dont get it that way...be happy with the frozen one at ..VONS

 

[nident12]

cool one .. keep it up .. 🙂
nident .

u don't open a telephone conversation with a HELLO but with a "Hi"
The telephone is never "engaged", it's always "busy".
U don't "disconnect" a phone, U simply "hang-up".
U never "mess-up" things, U only "screw them up".
U never have a "residence" tel. no., U have a "home" no.
U don't stop at the "signals", but halt at the "lights".
U don't "accelerate", U "step on the gas".
Your tire never "punctures", U may have a "flat".
The trains have "coaches" or "boggies' no more but "carriages" or "boxes".
There R no "petrol pumps", but "gas stations".
"I don't know nothing", 2 negatives don't make a positive here.
U no longer meet a "wonderful" person, U meet a "cool" guy
U don't pull the switch down to light a bulb,rather flick it up.
There's no "Business Area" only "business districts", and no "districts" but
"counties".
No one stays "a stone's throw away", might"a few blocks away".
There's no "Town Side", it's "Down Town".
In hotel U no longer ask for "bill" and pay by "cheque", rather ask for "check" and
pay with (Dollar) "bill"s.
There R no "soft drinks", only "sodas".
Life's no longer "miserable" it "stinks".

Never "post" a letter, always "mail" it and "glue" the stamps, don't "stick" them.
U no longer live in "flats" or "blocks", find an "apartment".
U don't stand in a "queue", you are in a "line".
U no longer "like" something, U "appreciate" it.
"#" is not "hash", it's "pound".
U R not "deaf", U have "impaired hearing".
U R not "lunatic", U are just "mentally challenged".
U R not "disgusting" U R "sick".
U can't get "surprised" U get "zapped".
U don't "schedule" a meeting, U "skejule" it.
U never "joke", U just "kid".
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U don't try to find a lift U find an elevator.
U no more ask for a route but for a "RAUT"
U don't ask somebody "How r u ?", U say "What's up dude?"
U never go to see a game U go to watch a game.
If U see "World" champions(or Series),read "USA"champions(or Series).
There's no "zero" but "o", no "Z" but "zee".
There's no FULL STOP after a statement, there's a PERIOD.
If someone gets angry at U, U get "flamed".
You don't say "How do you do", you say "How you doin"
.

 

[muberrymolar]

it amuses me when i hear "APPEAR FOR NBDE" i have always wondered where the english came from!

 

[Tooth slooth]

hi ,
for luck v say ' touch wood ' and here they say 'knock the wood'

 

[doctor597]

Hey!!!

Its a great thread and quite enlightening. Keep up the good work!!

And for those who think it is hurting your nationalistic feelings, think on those lines, you have this oppurtunity to see a different culture and have a chance to grab out the best from it.

👍 👍

 

[starbucksfan]

well said..I completely agree with u.

 

[muberrymolar]

"give toefl" also amuses me!

 

[starbucksfan]

its pretty quite in here.

 

[starbucksfan]

ok I will post few..
the composite here is pronounced as (cum)-po-site and not (compo)-site
and the dental operatry is pronounced as (opratory)

 

[BDS-DMD]

Dentists have an "office" and not a "clinic"

 

[lincgin]

one more contribution-

soda (ur cola/pepsi...) here is pop.

 

[D(M)ental]

more ......
footpath is sidewalk
capsicum is bell pepper
corriander is cilantro

 

[Goal]

date........ mm/dd/yy .....and not dd/mm/yy

 

[helper_hubby]

I have one more to add before I say the other thing:
Pronunciation of laboratory : la-bo-ra-tory in India and lab-ra-tory here. Also, I just thought of differences in lingo/rules in popular games arena - baseball vs. cricket and football vs. REAL football. Since it is not directly related to "linguistics" being discussed here, I won't elaborate - although let me know if you are interested. 😉

To address some of the concerns raised earlier about the usefulness of this thread, the way I look at it is that this way folks like us, from overseas, can learn to communicate with the local population here more easily. That doesn't mean that one version is better than the other. Knowing the language of the land also helps us improve our colloquial skills - at least as perceived by locals.

Also, I would like to point out that for "here vs. there" versions words/terms posted in this thread, some of the "there" words/terms are still understood and used here. These are each individual's own opinions. So there is no need to erase all those from your vocabulary bank! Just make modifications as you see fit. 🙂

 

[BDS-DMD]

How about looking at it this way. No one needs to make any changes in the way he/she speaks. But the locals are going to use the local lingo. So this thread will at least help all of us understand what they are saying.

Incidentally, the format of the date is really important. Thanks for pointing it out.

 

[mouth mirror]

an enjoyable thread ,shown by the no of views (2388) & the replies (73)...friends,,no need of any criticisms reg this thread as these differences in lingo are going to help everyone new to US.also for the TOEFL prep ,i would say !!

a few more
a "bicycle" is a bike here,
"multi" is multee in india & multy here,
"calcium" ,we say cal-sh-ium there ,here it is cal ci um...

people even NOD differently for a "yes" & a "no" !!!!!!!!!!