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50 Americanisms That Brits Apparently Hate
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Sorry, but it just seemed to be appropriate. There are all sorts of ways to say things in the world, mannerisms and such, I just find it a bit arrogant to be irritated by how Americans say things compared to how the British say things. You have your ways of saying things and we have ours. I have no problems with how the way the British say things, even though I don't always understand what they mean, but that doesn't mean I should instantly be aggravated by it.
One that really confused me was the whole "leverage" one, I think it was number 12. This one seemed the most ridiculous because it's a toe-may-toe/toe-mah-toe thing.
Ditto the Hell out of this. No, this isn't how Americans talk. It's the way my dorky ass speaks. And yes, my ass speaks. Was that not clear?Innegativeion said:
My sister got her masters at Middlesex, and she said that they always used the phrase "drink driving" instead of "drunk driving." So instead of recommending to a friend that they not "drive drunk" they would say "don't drink drive." Did my sister excoriate them for not being proper? No, she shared this with her brother and we giggled like little girls over it.
I wonder if these people actually understand what they are talking about half of the time. Some of these are quite obvious.
(anything I agree with is not on this list)
Old people. Got to hate them.
(anything I agree with is not on this list)
1. "Can I get a..." is a valid start to the beginning of a sentence. It conveys that you are asking if you can receive something.
3. We use "two-time" and "three-time" because "double-time" and "triple-time" sound like they are consecutively winning. Two-time insinuates that it could be a break in between each time, or there could be no break between it.
4. "24/7" is a quick way to say "Every day, all day". In the world, people have ADD, so we need to convey messages quicker.
5. In my entire lifetime of 25 years, I have never heard the words "deplane" until this post.
6. Partially true. Waiting on or waiting for is interchangeable in most cases, but not all.
11. Transportation. What's wrong with transport? Greg Porter, Hercules, CA, US
12. To-may-to, To-mah-to. Poh-tay-toe, Poh-tah-toe. Welcome to the world of dialects. Get over it, you old fart.
13. I'm kind of confused on what this person is ranting on. Maybe, it's this person's "time of the month".
14. A trolley is a transportation vehicle which commonly rolls through California. Shopping Cart is the universally accepted way since it contains two words which exist in the English Dictionary.
17. "Bangs" for a fringe of the hair. - This is correct. Stop ranting.
18. Take out is correct. You are taking it out of the store. Takeaway is confusing to me.
20. "In a half hour" or "In half an hour" is both correct. Half hour says that it will happen in half hour, which is 30 minutes. Half an hour says the same thing.
22. A train station is correct. It is a station that is a stopping point for a train.
23. Excuse me for using "alphabetize", a word that exists in the English Dictionary.
26. What is wrong with burglarize?
29. Fortnightly? What, are we in the 17th Century? Bi-weekly is correct.
31. No, M Holloway, you are a useless rambler.
34. Incorrect, 10,000,000.5 is "one million and five tenths." "one million and a half" is 1.5 million, or 1,500,000.
36. Math has no plural form. "Maths" is not a word. We only have one type of math as well.
38. "Expiry" date makes you sound like a unicorn. A big, gay unicorn. I don't know why.
39. In other news, Favorite does not have an extra "u" in it!
42. "Full stop"? What, are we all now telegraph agents? Full stop only is said when you are translating a Telegraph message into words for the person behind you.
43. Never, in all my life, until now, have I heard the word "Winningest"
44. If he is, he is incorrect. A season is a collection of episodes in one section, such as Season 4 of Voyager is 24 episodes.
45. Both are interchangeable.
46. "zee" is Z. I'm confused on what the "correct" pronunciation is.
47. Huh?
48. Incorrect. Not including the "for" would confuse the message, and is not correct in grammar terms.
49. What is wrong with that?
3. We use "two-time" and "three-time" because "double-time" and "triple-time" sound like they are consecutively winning. Two-time insinuates that it could be a break in between each time, or there could be no break between it.
4. "24/7" is a quick way to say "Every day, all day". In the world, people have ADD, so we need to convey messages quicker.
5. In my entire lifetime of 25 years, I have never heard the words "deplane" until this post.
6. Partially true. Waiting on or waiting for is interchangeable in most cases, but not all.
11. Transportation. What's wrong with transport? Greg Porter, Hercules, CA, US
12. To-may-to, To-mah-to. Poh-tay-toe, Poh-tah-toe. Welcome to the world of dialects. Get over it, you old fart.
13. I'm kind of confused on what this person is ranting on. Maybe, it's this person's "time of the month".
14. A trolley is a transportation vehicle which commonly rolls through California. Shopping Cart is the universally accepted way since it contains two words which exist in the English Dictionary.
17. "Bangs" for a fringe of the hair. - This is correct. Stop ranting.
18. Take out is correct. You are taking it out of the store. Takeaway is confusing to me.
20. "In a half hour" or "In half an hour" is both correct. Half hour says that it will happen in half hour, which is 30 minutes. Half an hour says the same thing.
22. A train station is correct. It is a station that is a stopping point for a train.
23. Excuse me for using "alphabetize", a word that exists in the English Dictionary.
26. What is wrong with burglarize?
29. Fortnightly? What, are we in the 17th Century? Bi-weekly is correct.
31. No, M Holloway, you are a useless rambler.
34. Incorrect, 10,000,000.5 is "one million and five tenths." "one million and a half" is 1.5 million, or 1,500,000.
36. Math has no plural form. "Maths" is not a word. We only have one type of math as well.
38. "Expiry" date makes you sound like a unicorn. A big, gay unicorn. I don't know why.
39. In other news, Favorite does not have an extra "u" in it!
42. "Full stop"? What, are we all now telegraph agents? Full stop only is said when you are translating a Telegraph message into words for the person behind you.
43. Never, in all my life, until now, have I heard the word "Winningest"
44. If he is, he is incorrect. A season is a collection of episodes in one section, such as Season 4 of Voyager is 24 episodes.
45. Both are interchangeable.
46. "zee" is Z. I'm confused on what the "correct" pronunciation is.
47. Huh?
48. Incorrect. Not including the "for" would confuse the message, and is not correct in grammar terms.
49. What is wrong with that?
Old people. Got to hate them.
These are all just being pissed that we have our own slangs, colloquialisms, and turns of phrase. You could reverse every one of these to have an equally legitimate argument against the way the old brits speak.
Im British and I think the world would be a boring place if we all spoke the same. The people in these articles are just morons that don't like anything different to what they were brought up on. I don't use any of the terms mentioned but i don't hate them. plus it isn't just brits on the list, and even if it was it doesn't mean that it cover all brit everywhere.
I am sick to death of people mentioning "I could not care less" and "I could care less" as being inaccurate. As a statement, the statement is perfectly fine. The first indicates a maximum level of disregard and the second simply indicates a level of not caring. I could care less or I could care more, however I have reached neither the maximum nor minimum state of caring or not caring
Deal with it.
Deal with it.
One thing that drives me mad as an American concerning Brits is saying, for example, "Sony are.." or "Bioware are.." or "Microsoft are... instead of "Sony is..." etc. I understand that companies employ many people but there is only one company, not multiple companies! ffs!
I am Welsh, and therefore British. And I use half of those 'Americanisms', while I don't even know what the other half even means.
What does 'touch base' even mean? Also, I've never heard anyone say 'deplane'. Ever.
What does 'touch base' even mean? Also, I've never heard anyone say 'deplane'. Ever.