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False Friends
(In response to a thread about favourite 'false friends' in language)
I'm never going to be over the weird pile of humourous potential that is poisson | poison | das Gift | a gift.
(Edit: now with the entry date fixed!)
I'm never going to be over the weird pile of humourous potential that is poisson | poison | das Gift | a gift.
(Edit: now with the entry date fixed!)
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In British English, pants are an inner layer; specifically, it refers to underpants.
In American English, khaki is a brown color.
In British Englihs, khaki means shitty.
So apparently, GAP's "khaki pants" advertisement campaign was a real hoot in the UK.
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