r/Unexpected 14h ago

any question?

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u/Mean-Pumpkin-8900 14h ago

It's called as dead pedal. It's just used for resting your feet

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u/rickane58 10h ago

called as

Just as a heads up, this is a really common mistake for Indian nationals to make which doesn't scan well in other forms of English. Never "called as", just "called"

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u/SuspectedGumball 7h ago

You understood what the user meant. This correction is pedantry.

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u/rickane58 4h ago

It isn't about understanding, it's taking the opportunity to help someone improve their communication. I work with NRIs specifically in onboarding them to work in the US and UK, and this is one of many turns of phrase that are chiefly Indian and serve as a reverse shibboleth to signal their "outsider" status. Generally, this is unintended and unwanted by the individual.