I am finding myself talking to someone and thinking they are using a general word for a specific word and then I will say the specific word and they will repeat the general. Then I realize I am actually translating English to American. There are people who are kitchen
or bathroom Fitters by trade. I now know that meat can be
lovely and weather can be
appalling. If someone says I look
smart, they do not mean I look intelligent but nice or sharp. My neighbor had
builders not a contractor put up an
extension not an addition. He said he was going to be
decorating his daughter's new room. He meant he was going to be painting, wallpapering, and finishing the interior not picking out hello-kitty lamps.