https://www.ultimatevocabulary.com/are-you-being-misled-by-false-friends/ Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:36:38 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 https://www.ultimatevocabulary.com/are-you-being-misled-by-false-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-39923 Wed, 01 Aug 2012 18:32:34 +0000 http://www.ultimatevocabulary.com/?p=2876#comment-39923 […] In a previous post we talked about how easy it is to assume you know the meaning of a word in one language because it seems to be identical to a word you know in another language. For example, when you’re first learning German, you might be pleased if your teacher gives you box marked “Gift” – until you realize that in German, the word “Gift” means “poison”! These pitfalls aren’t limited only to words from different languages. There are many places in the world where English is spoken, but although the words may be the same, the meaning of those words is not. When you’re traveling, or speaking with someone from another country, don’t assume that you’ll always be understood, even when you’re speaking the same language. You might think that the United Kingdom and the United States, being so closely linked in language and history, would be exempt from this problem, but here’s a list of words you’ll need to watch out for, no matter which side of the Atlantic you call home: […]

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