Raffin

Which doesn't mean cancelled here.

There's one more I can think of now in Philippine English.....that is "slated". which here means planned and not criticised.

Any more?

Gazza-d

The way tbey beckon with the band means go away to me.

Feidlimid

Flashing your vehicle headlights means I’m still coming, no matter what; not, I’ve seen you and it’s okay for you to go.

Stokkevn

I think the most common opposite is where Yes actually means No most of the time.

Gazza-d

The random use of the indicators having no baring on the direction of travel.

Raffin

In the Tagaytay area driving with all indicators flashing says I'm driving a bit slow (aren't I responsible!) as it's foggy/some trees have been blown into the road etc...or I'm a slow moving vehicle looking a certain shop. Rather than in the UK it always means I'm a stationary hazard. They also use them while stationary here, but it usually means parking people don't book me, I won't be long.

nonthaburi

The British are also quite good at this.

Raffin

The Rappler report is about chickens being withheld from the new slaughterhouse. Probably "boycott", not buck, would be used in the UK? Buck is too close to back, the opposite?
But we do say "buck the trend", go against the trend..

abner

Seeing flashing vehicle headlights doesn't mean anything consistent *anywhere* I've driven -- most of Europe, most of Asia, North America.

Really, all one can take it to mean is "I see you coming in the opposite direction". Who has (or who will assume) right-of-way is a whole other ballgame, and not just in the Philippines.

abner

It is always useful to be reminded that the British didn't invent every form of easily misinterpreted phrases of apparent agreement.

Raffin

Don't know if they use it here but saw an ad on CNN US promoting a treatment for "hot flashes". It seems flush is known there but not much used. Amusing if you think of one of the meanings of flash in Britain.

Raffin

If you score in the UK it's usually positive in some way. But I think here it is saying many criticisms were made by lawmakers of BBM's trip. A very unusual or even never used application in British English of its meaning to make lines on a material with a sharp tool.

Raffin

A news item in Rappler today:



Don't think the meaning of "pat" here as approval is one we are familiar with. There is "off pat' meaning it's something we do without having to think. Close but not quite the same.

Stokkevn

They struggle with the spelling of even simple words like loan are spelt gift.

Gazza-d

And road signs are all written in Martian