Lydia Hartsell

In living in a new country for the past year (and especially a country previously colonized by the British), I have learned to phrase my English words a little bit differently than my American-born English.

Here is a list of some of the new words that may now pop up in my everyday language:

Jam – when speaking about city Traffic

Que – when referring to a Line in which you must wait, like a que for the bathroom or at the bank

Take Away – instead of To Go (this one took me a long time to learn)

Mobile – in reference to Cell phone

Voucher – when speaking about Credit for a phone card

SMS – instead of receiving a phone Text

Plait – when talking about Braids in braiding one’s hair

Petrol  - in reference to Gas or Gasoline

Soft Copy – when speaking about a computer file or an Electronic File

Net – in reference to Internet

Paracetemol – instead of Acetaminophen (different name, pretty much the same drug)

Your most welcome – when inviting someone into your home and saying, Come on in or Welcome

Venue – In referring to Location for a meeting place

Tissue – instead of Toilet paper

Full-stop – in referring to . or a punctuation Period