TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 hours agoWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?message-squaremessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up120arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some pairs of words in any language that are easy for non-native speakers to confuse and can result in some embarrassing or unintentionally offensive or obscene exchanges?TootSweet@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-26 hours agomessage-square22linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareRhynoplaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 hours agoWell, I know my American friend was a bit confused when a British man asked him if he wanted to go blow a fag.
minus-squareHossenfeffer@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 hours agoNo one here would talk about blowing a fag. Cadging a fag, filching a fag, copping a fag, stealing a fag, all possible. But not blowing a fag. Unless, of course, your totally ‘real’ friend meant performing oral sex on a gay chap.
minus-squareRevolver1864@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoBum a fag off ya geeza!
minus-squareHossenfeffer@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoYup, bumming a fag is legit.
minus-square「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·5 hours agoOh yeah. Bring it on, daddy 😩 (Am American 🦅)
Well, I know my American friend was a bit confused when a British man asked him if he wanted to go blow a fag.
No one here would talk about blowing a fag. Cadging a fag, filching a fag, copping a fag, stealing a fag, all possible. But not blowing a fag. Unless, of course, your totally ‘real’ friend meant performing oral sex on a gay chap.
🤷🏻♂️ maybe he made it all up.
Bum a fag off ya geeza!
Yup, bumming a fag is legit.
Oh yeah. Bring it on, daddy 😩
(Am American 🦅)