05 December 2007

Kiwi to American Dictionary

House--shack

Car park--a kind of slow-motion demolition derby

'She'll be alright'--No, she won't

'I'll get back to you'--No, you won't

'I'll take care of it'--See 'I'll get back to you'

Bin--trash can

Voice mail--see 'bin'

Work--a type of social club featuring free coffee

Drink driving--similar to American baseball, as it's the national pastime

Whacking--see 'drink driving'

Library--a place to rent movies; similar to 'work' but without free coffee

Sausage--similar to the American hotdog, but with the bun inside the casing

Tomato sauce--ketchup

Ketchup--catsup

Tomato puree--tomato sauce

Bolognaise--spaghetti sauce

Tahmahto--tomato

Pahtahto--similar to Boston's podada

Boston buns--unlike anything you will find in Boston

1 Comments:

Blogger jamielio said...

the tomato/ketchup/catsup bit blows my mind.

Thursday, 06 December, 2007  

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