Twitter alert: Desi Pronunciations and 'ishtuff'

“Time to paaltee?” “Which Isscool did you ishtudy in?”


Web Desk April 04, 2012

“Time to paaltee?”

“Which Isscool did you ishtudy in?”

Today’s top laugh-a-second Twitter trend was #desipronounciations and #desipronunciations – a look at how Pakistanis commonly (mis)pronounce English words.

Top Tweets

Ahad Shafqat ‏ @ahadrx7

Gig-natic = gigantic

Feroze Khawaja ‏ @FozBlue

Paalenty (Plenty), Aver (Over), Budday (Birthday)

shakir husain ‏ @shakirhusain

Harvard=howard

Asma Ather ‏ @asmiather

Isscool = school

Sana Kazmi ‏ @sanakazmi

Party = paaltee

AIG ‏ @Ahmed_Gondal

Whenever Rehman Malik or Sheikh Rashid say something.

Fariha Osmani ‏ @FarihaOsmani

Polar (Parlour)

Hayaa khurshid ‏ @Sexy_toady

Mod-run for modern. Draa-in room for drawing room.

Anas Mallick ‏ @AnasMallick

Yaar mei woh "Tharsday" kou aaunga

Nandana Anver Kamal ‏ @NandanaKamal

Body=boady

Soulman Łîvë ‏ @ShigRon

Feenish finish

Sanam Maher ‏ @topbastard

Ass cream = ice cream

Ahmad Hussain ‏ @Ahmad__Hussain

Give-en-chi (Givenchy)

Chachi Chatters ‏ @ChachiChatters

Boorsh = Brush

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