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AMERICAN ENGLISH

 Food Related

Coriander
Cilantro

Cold drink
Soda pop

Curd
Yogurt

Cafe (”kayf”)
Cafe (”kaf-ay’”)

Nes-coffee
Instant coffee

Filter coffee
Brewed coffee

Milk powder
Cream

French beans
Snow peas

Hotel
Restaurant

Jelly
Gelatin

Garam masalla
Curry

Lady fingers
Okra

Small pastries
Lady fingers

Toffee
Hard candy

Brinjal
Eggplant

Biscuit
Cookies/Wafers

Bun
Biscuit

(Potato) Wafers
(Potato) chips

Finger chips
French fries

Groundnuts
Peanuts

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AMERICAN ENGLISH

 Education Related

Public school
Private school (tuition charged)

Private school
Public school (free)

School
High school

College
School

University
School

High school
School/Junior High

Take a class
Teach a class

Be a student
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You don’t open conversation (on telephone) with a “Hello” but with a “Hi”
The telephone is never “engaged”, it’s always “busy”.
You don’t “disconnect” a phone, you simply “hang-up”.
You never “mess-up” things, you only “screw them up”.
You never have a “residence” tel. no., you have a “home” no.
You don’t stop at the “signals”, but halt at the “lights”.
You don’t “accelerate”, you “step […]

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