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If you were in the Catalan  area in Spain and said “No Smoking” (perhaps with a heavy Spanish accent), they would think you said   “No es moquin” or “no nose blowing”.

S-O-C-K-S, when spelled out loud, means “that’s correct” (eso sí que es).  There’s actually a joke (and several variations) that go along with this.

In Puerto Rico, to be angry is “Tener una cara de telefono ocupado”, literally “to have a face like a busy telephone”.

Ain’t language grand?

In Chile, a cabrito is a kid (or young goat), but in Peru it’s a gay man.  So be careful.

Here are a few websites that list all sorts of mistakes and weird, strange and confusing words.  How “embarazada”.

http://spanish.about.com/od/tipsforlearningspanish/a/avoidmistakes.htm

http://spanish.about.com/od/tipsforlearningspanish/a/embarrass.htm

http://landingpadba.com/embarrassing-moments-learning-spanish/

http://www.elearnspanishlanguage.com/vocabulary/falsosamigos.html

http://spanish.about.com/cs/vocabulary/a/obviouswrong.htm

http://www.latinamericalinks.com/Spanish_Slang_Peru.htm

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