A pseudo anglicism is a real English word  meaning something completely different from its original meaning. Pseudo-anglicisms are related to false friends so if you want to avoid misunderstandings in a conversation with a native French speaker, I recommend you listen to this episode and find out what we, French people, actually mean when we say "un smoking", "un clip", etc.! I'll end up with a couple of French words that English-speakers often mispronounce, sometimes creating hilarious misunderstandings!

Vocabulary and Spelling of the French Words mentioned in this episode

Un parking = a carpark

Une place de parking = a parking spot

Un lifting = a facelift

Un relooking = a makeover, a restyle

Le shampooing = shampoo

Un brushing = a blow-dry

Un jogging = a footing ; a tracksuit

Des baskets (nf)= sneakers, sport shoes

Une pom-pom girl = a cheerleader

Un tennisman, une tenniswoman = a male/female tennis player

Un sweat = a sweatshirt

Un baby-foot = a table football, foosball

Un camping-car = a camper van

Un clip = a music video

Un smoking = a dinner jacket, tuxedo

Le pressing = the dry cleaner's ; dry-cleaning

Un planning = a diary, a schedule

La face / la fesse = the face / the bum

Le visage = the face

Un face à face

La gare / la guerre = the station / the war

LINKS and RESOURCES

Episode 85: 10 common false friends (= faux amis) in French and English

Episode 103 : PART 2 – 10 common false friends (= faux amis) in French and English

French Voices Podcast, Episode 59: Rising up the Ranks with Professional Tennis Player Claire Feuerstein

Video 1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye2stn9MlhI

Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N7Qea39Ego

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