Sometimes conversations here confuse me, so I've put together a *ready reckoner to help the next person who speaks Minnesotan but not necessarily Bangalorean.
*ready reckoner = cross reference
Bangalore Word = Minnesota Word
cabin = office
chock-a-block = jam packed
club = group
club = group
creche = daycare
cribbing = whining
crore = ten million or 100 lakh
diversion = detour
do the needful = do whatever is necessary
erstwhile = former
hill station = mountain town
hotel = small, walk up restaurant (no rooms)
Housie = Bingo
fag end = very last
flyover = overpass
intimation = inform
lakh = one hundred thousand or 1,00,000 (*note the difference in placement of the comma)
lorry = truck
miscreant = vandal
monsoon = June - Oct
noon = anytime from about 2pm to 6pm
PG = paying guest
prepone = do earlier
puncher = tire repair
revert = respond
Rs 44 (rupees) = 1 dollar (as of Oct 16, 2010)
scale = ruler
scale = ruler
scheme = plan
school year = June through March
summer = April / May
tank = reservoir
tell me = hello
tell me = hello
Thermocoal = Styrofoam
tie up = partnership
to let = for rest
torch = flashlight
touch wood = knock on wood
2 minutes = usually about 10 minutes
10 minutes = usually about 20 minutes
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