Korean speakers common vocabulary mistakes in English

Listen to your teacher or read the list below and bet on whether each word or expression doesn’t exist in British or American English (NOT) or does exist, but with a different meaning (DOES)

1. Eye Shopping
2. After Service
3. American-style Coffee 
4. Auto-bike
5. Back Mirror
6. Consent 
7. cash corner
8. Dutch pay
9. interphone
10. McGuyver Knife
11. one piece
12. open car
13. self camera
14. White Day
15. Gown
16. ”Y” shirts
17. back singer
18. Ball Pen
19. driver
20. ero (movie)
21. handi
22. S.F.
23. Televi
24. Cider
25. Cunning
26. Handle
27. Hip
28. Hotchkiss
29. Mansion

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Korean speakers common vocabulary mistakes in English Answer Key
1. Eye Shopping- NOT- Window shopping
2. After Service- DOES- In a general sentence like “after service finishes, there will be no extra help”, but not with the meaning of “after sales service”
3. American-style Coffee- NOT- weak coffee is just called “coffee”
4. Auto-bike- NOT- motorbike or bike
5. Back Mirror- NOT- rear view mirror
6. Consent- DOES- but meaning “permission”, not power point/ socket
7. cash corner- NOT- ATM/ cash machine
8. Dutch pay- NOT- going Dutch
9. interphone- NOT- intercom
10. McGuyver Knife- NOT- Swiss army knife
11. one piece- DOES- as in “one piece of cake”, but not used to mean “a dress”
12. open car- DOES- but meaning a car with a door open, not a convertible/ soft top
13. self camera- NOT- a home movie
14. White Day- NOT- doesn’t exist in UK or US, the boys give chocolates on Valentine’s
15. Gown- DOES- but as a very formal dress, not as a short form of “dressing gown”/ “bathrobe”
16. ”Y” shirt- NOT- Formal shirt or business shirt
17. back music- NOT- background music
18. Ball Pen- NOT- ballpoint pen or biro
19. driver- DOES- but only as in “taxi driver” and not as a short form of “screwdriver”
20. ero (movie)- NOT- the informal word for erotic is “blue” as in “blue movie”
21. handi- NOT (spelling) or DOES (pronunciation)- “handy” means useful
22. S.F.- NOT- the short form of science fiction is sci fi
23. Televi- NOT- TV
24. Cider- DOES- but always made from apples or (in the UK) alcoholic
25. Cunning- DOES- but with a general meaning of “wily”- clever in a bad way like a fox, not specifically for “cheating”
26. Handle- DOES- but doesn’t mean “steering wheel”
27. Hip- DOES- but means the side of your body near your hip bone, not your bottom/ buttocks
28. Hotchkiss- NOT- this was a famous brand of stapler
29. Mansion- DOES- but used for a very large house, not for a condo/ condominium