Any Denglish in your English? (10)

I’ve mentioned before that many German speakers know that Handy does not mean mobile phone in English but are there any other Denglish words and phrases that you are using by mistake?

Here are a few more examples I often hear:

Basecap.  Not an item of clothing in English.  I think you mean to say baseball cap or just cap.

Kicker.  This is not a game in English.  Just say tabletop football or foosball.

Baby.  Party.  These words are the same in German and English but I often see the wrong spelling for the plural.  Remember we say babies, not babys and parties, not partys.

Air condition.  No.  We say air conditioning or A/C.

 

Have fun learning English!

Louise

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