But then there are normal English words that are used in very non-standard ways. For instance, can you guess the meaning of the following phrases?
1) Can you pick me for church on Sunday?
a. May I lead a prayer on Sunday?
b. Will you give me a ride?
c. Will you tell me what time to arrive?
2) Will you extend?
a. May I shake your hand?
b. Are you staying here tonight?
c. Please move over.
3) I am shifting.
a. I’m getting sick.
b. I’m moving to a new home.
c. I got a new car.
4) You are lost.
a. You don’t know where you are.
b. I haven’t seen you in awhile.
c. I have a bad phone connection – let me call you back.
10 comments:
This quiz is for people besides roommates, right? ;)
I believe chapati actually comes from Hindi via British soldiers previously stationed in India. Is that right?
So, are you going to give us the answers???
Dad's gueses:
1 -- b
2 -- c
3 -- b
4 -- c
I'm curious about the answers, too. My guesses:
1 - b
2 - a
3 - b
4 - c
hmmm
1 a
2 c
3 c
4 b
I'm just glad words have meaning sometimes (yes, Derrida & Dada poetry tend to erase that idea...)
Okay, here are the answers:
1 - b
2 - c
3 - b
4 - b
Dad got 3, Grandmother and Nathan each got 2. :)
I'll post another update sometime soon.
Whoa I didn't know you had the word chapati! Do they use it for food in general? We only use it to describe a type of Indian flatbread.
I'm pretty sure my favorite is "You are lost."
I didn't realize chapati was an Indian thing, but it makes sense -- East Africa has a lot of Indian influences.
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