Musings on Language #2

[dehro]

Beamer and Handy are the only two fake english words that come to my mind right now, but I'm sure there are many more.

try Footing..
it's been used in Italy for many years, until even the most hardened ignorant finally acknowledged that you cannot translate Jogging with another randomly picked word in the same foreign language...just because you do the jogging with your feet. (also, that would have made it feeting..but there you go.)

but wait..there is more:


a Box is Italian for Garage.. don't ask me why
Autogrill is a motorway service station..though this has an explanation. The most part of them are owned by the brand Autogrill, which has now become the term under which they're known.. some people believe it's an english word though.
Autostop means hitch-hiking.. how? I don't know
a Camping is actually a campsite
golf means golf in italian..but also.. jumper (the piece of clothing).
a Flipper is a Pinball machine
a Dinner Jacket or Tuxedo, for some reason, has become a Smoking.
sellotape has become Scotch (I think that too is a brand name)
a Slip is in fact a pair of Knickers