Americanisms
Jul 20th 2011, 10:51 am
#16
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Re: Americanisms
Well, pardon me, but let's have a round of applause FOR some Americanisms.....
The most obvious: Honor, Color, Labor etc - absolutely correct, as per the original Latin, and without the "-our" French/Norman/Huguenot nonsense that we've inherited (bloody immigrants)......
And in terms of grammar: they quite rightly treat "Y" as the sixth vowel, and follow the rule that every syllable needs a vowel (hence sky, cry, etc). And don't try to catch me out with 'rhythm' - we all pronounce it wrongly (it's one syllable, not 'rith-um').
On the other hand.......... who plays "badmitton" apart from Americans? And in which other country is "buttocks" a singular noun?
And further to an earlier post: what the hell is "Updation"??? "The list is old; it needs immediate updation.........."
In fact what is "-ation" anyway?? Transportation?? The act of "transportating" someone...... ??
The most obvious: Honor, Color, Labor etc - absolutely correct, as per the original Latin, and without the "-our" French/Norman/Huguenot nonsense that we've inherited (bloody immigrants)......
And in terms of grammar: they quite rightly treat "Y" as the sixth vowel, and follow the rule that every syllable needs a vowel (hence sky, cry, etc). And don't try to catch me out with 'rhythm' - we all pronounce it wrongly (it's one syllable, not 'rith-um').
On the other hand.......... who plays "badmitton" apart from Americans? And in which other country is "buttocks" a singular noun?
And further to an earlier post: what the hell is "Updation"??? "The list is old; it needs immediate updation.........."
In fact what is "-ation" anyway?? Transportation?? The act of "transportating" someone...... ??
Jul 20th 2011, 10:57 am
#17
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Re: Americanisms
Hooters hostesses, pole dancers, cheerleaders, Apple employees, the guys at HBO, the people who designed and built early and recent Mustangs, Pamela Anderson, Halle Berry, some other good actors, The Boss, Bob Seger, many other musicians, and a few blackjack players and mathematicians. They've got to add up to about 52 million.
Jul 20th 2011, 11:10 am
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Re: Americanisms
I like this, how about ax, as in "you betta ax somebody." Also a god UB definition....
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ax
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ax
Jul 20th 2011, 11:20 am
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Re: Americanisms
carrying on with the Catherine Tate thing....I just watched this....too funny
Jul 20th 2011, 1:07 pm
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Re: Americanisms
Hooters hostesses, pole dancers, cheerleaders, Apple employees, the guys at HBO, the people who designed and built early and recent Mustangs, Pamela Anderson, Halle Berry, some other good actors, The Boss, Bob Seger, many other musicians, and a few blackjack players and mathematicians. They've got to add up to about 52 million.
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Jul 20th 2011, 1:50 pm
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Re: Americanisms
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14201796
This a follow on from a piece that we talked about the other week, essentially 50 Americanisms that annoy us.
Some of the comments are quite entertaining. Examples below
The next time someone tells you something is the "least worst option", tell them that their most best option is learning grammar
What kind of word is "gotten"? It makes me shudder Me too. Hate it.
"I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less" has to be the worst. Opposite meaning of what they're trying to say grrrrr
I get annoyed by the apparent need to turn nouns into verbs. To golf in place of to play golf, for example. Are people really so short of time that they can't manage one extra word to speak or write nicely?
Two nations divided by a common language
This a follow on from a piece that we talked about the other week, essentially 50 Americanisms that annoy us.
Some of the comments are quite entertaining. Examples below
The next time someone tells you something is the "least worst option", tell them that their most best option is learning grammar
What kind of word is "gotten"? It makes me shudder Me too. Hate it.
"I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less" has to be the worst. Opposite meaning of what they're trying to say grrrrr
I get annoyed by the apparent need to turn nouns into verbs. To golf in place of to play golf, for example. Are people really so short of time that they can't manage one extra word to speak or write nicely?
Two nations divided by a common language
Jul 20th 2011, 4:52 pm
#22
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Re: Americanisms
Panties- gggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr- they are knickers!!!
Jul 20th 2011, 7:12 pm
#23
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Re: Americanisms
And given the nature of them if you are getting them twisted clearly something is amiss in the way you are dressing yourself.
I…like…think it’s…like so cool that like…we all think alike like…about things like this
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That said other bits of popular internet language are actually really useful if used properly. For example if someone tells you a tedious story where they take the right action in the end, while you wonder if you could use the steak butter while lunging across the table to cut out their still beating heart. Rather than risking going through detailed tortuous analysis of the afore mentioned malaise as would be polite social convention just say “Wise” while nodding in agreement, then take another drink from your glass to prolong the ensuing silence.
I…like…think it’s…like so cool that like…we all think alike like…about things like this
.That said other bits of popular internet language are actually really useful if used properly. For example if someone tells you a tedious story where they take the right action in the end, while you wonder if you could use the steak butter while lunging across the table to cut out their still beating heart. Rather than risking going through detailed tortuous analysis of the afore mentioned malaise as would be polite social convention just say “Wise” while nodding in agreement, then take another drink from your glass to prolong the ensuing silence.
Jul 20th 2011, 7:36 pm
#24
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Re: Americanisms
Their date format pisses me off. Period. 
Jul 20th 2011, 7:56 pm
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Re: Americanisms
Oh me too - cannot get used to that.
Hate awesome and my bad and hate the chefs, supposedly well travelled who say riz-oat-oh instead of risotto.
Hate the skinny latte mocha choca twist of almond whatever shit coffee combinations exist .... but I also hate espresso and cappuccino and any kind of coffee (not the correct pronunciation - just hate coffee)
I hate burglarise and conversate and mis-cheev-i-ous and I also hate "wow- that was so fun". No it wasn't. It was either funny - or a lot of fun.
And erbs !
Hate awesome and my bad and hate the chefs, supposedly well travelled who say riz-oat-oh instead of risotto.
Hate the skinny latte mocha choca twist of almond whatever shit coffee combinations exist .... but I also hate espresso and cappuccino and any kind of coffee (not the correct pronunciation - just hate coffee)
I hate burglarise and conversate and mis-cheev-i-ous and I also hate "wow- that was so fun". No it wasn't. It was either funny - or a lot of fun.
And erbs !
Jul 20th 2011, 8:13 pm
#27
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Re: Americanisms
Oh me too - cannot get used to that.
Hate awesome and my bad and hate the chefs, supposedly well travelled who say riz-oat-oh instead of risotto.
Hate the skinny latte mocha choca twist of almond whatever shit coffee combinations exist .... but I also hate espresso and cappuccino and any kind of coffee (not the correct pronunciation - just hate coffee)
I hate burglarise and conversate and mis-cheev-i-ous and I also hate "wow- that was so fun". No it wasn't. It was either funny - or a lot of fun.
And erbs !
Hate awesome and my bad and hate the chefs, supposedly well travelled who say riz-oat-oh instead of risotto.
Hate the skinny latte mocha choca twist of almond whatever shit coffee combinations exist .... but I also hate espresso and cappuccino and any kind of coffee (not the correct pronunciation - just hate coffee)
I hate burglarise and conversate and mis-cheev-i-ous and I also hate "wow- that was so fun". No it wasn't. It was either funny - or a lot of fun.
And erbs !
In the real world, we eat pasta, not "parsta", and we drive a "Mazda" not a "Marzda".
And pronouncing -ile like -le!!!! (the soldiers were 'hostle').
Oh now look.............. I've joined in as well................
Jul 20th 2011, 8:24 pm
#28
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Re: Americanisms
and my latest pet hate - admittedly because I live where I do ..
it is not a bru-shetta. UK chefs are guilty of this too. Now half the bloody population thinks a bruschetta is a bru-shetta when it's correctly a brus-ketta.
it is not a bru-shetta. UK chefs are guilty of this too. Now half the bloody population thinks a bruschetta is a bru-shetta when it's correctly a brus-ketta.
Jul 20th 2011, 8:30 pm
#29
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Re: Americanisms
My American hubby almost fell over laughing when he heard Gordom Ramsey say TACO!
Brits hate the word awesome, and Americans hate the word brilliant!
Brits hate the word awesome, and Americans hate the word brilliant!
Jul 21st 2011, 1:56 am
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Re: Americanisms
Well, pardon me, but let's have a round of applause FOR some Americanisms.....
The most obvious: Honor, Color, Labor etc - absolutely correct, as per the original Latin, and without the "-our" French/Norman/Huguenot nonsense that we've inherited (bloody immigrants)......
And in terms of grammar: they quite rightly treat "Y" as the sixth vowel, and follow the rule that every syllable needs a vowel (hence sky, cry, etc). And don't try to catch me out with 'rhythm' - we all pronounce it wrongly (it's one syllable, not 'rith-um').
On the other hand.......... who plays "badmitton" apart from Americans? And in which other country is "buttocks" a singular noun?
And further to an earlier post: what the hell is "Updation"??? "The list is old; it needs immediate updation.........."
In fact what is "-ation" anyway?? Transportation?? The act of "transportating" someone...... ??
The most obvious: Honor, Color, Labor etc - absolutely correct, as per the original Latin, and without the "-our" French/Norman/Huguenot nonsense that we've inherited (bloody immigrants)......
And in terms of grammar: they quite rightly treat "Y" as the sixth vowel, and follow the rule that every syllable needs a vowel (hence sky, cry, etc). And don't try to catch me out with 'rhythm' - we all pronounce it wrongly (it's one syllable, not 'rith-um').
On the other hand.......... who plays "badmitton" apart from Americans? And in which other country is "buttocks" a singular noun?
And further to an earlier post: what the hell is "Updation"??? "The list is old; it needs immediate updation.........."
In fact what is "-ation" anyway?? Transportation?? The act of "transportating" someone...... ??
And Lah bore?