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Old Aug 26th 2011, 3:06 pm
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Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
I heard this method will be replacing the coin toss at Wimbledon next year.


it seems to be much less common to add that 'd', eg 'mix berry flavor yoghurt'.
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Old Aug 26th 2011, 3:15 pm
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux


it seems to be much less common to add that 'd', eg 'mix berry flavor yoghurt'.
Adverbs are a sticking point too. "He did that more quick" (gaaaaahh, but I have actually heard that one); "Drive careful" - that sort of thing.

Also the phrase 'Can't be beat' (i.e. without the suffix -en) makes me want to slap people.
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Old Aug 26th 2011, 3:20 pm
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Adverbs are a sticking point too. "He did that more quick" (gaaaaahh, but I have actually heard that one); "Drive careful" - that sort of thing.

Also the phrase 'Can't be beat' (i.e. without the suffix -en) makes me want to slap people.
'I won't be beat' is the catchphrase for a local mattress store.

I don't know if it's 'wrong' or just different usage, Americans seem to say things like "I wish I would have done that".
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Old Aug 26th 2011, 3:21 pm
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'I won't be beat' is the catchphrase for a local mattress store.

I don't know if it's 'wrong' or just different usage, Americans seem to say things like "I wish I would have done that".
I wish I would have said that,
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Old Aug 26th 2011, 3:28 pm
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Originally Posted by Sally Redux
'I won't be beat' is the catchphrase for a local mattress store.

I don't know if it's 'wrong' or just different usage, Americans seem to say things like "I wish I would have done that".
My wife occasionally says "I seen it" instead of "I saw it" but that's said wrong in Belfast probably more than here

One I don't like (which is probably also pretty universal) is saying things like "I am liking this" instead of "I like this". Not sure if it is wrong but it never sits right with me.
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On accident? Very odd. Do they say something is 'on the cards' or 'in the cards'? I'm thinking I might have heard Americans use the latter.
God knows what Americans would say, but 'on the cards' means it's possible or likely' that something may happen.

'In the cards' presumably means somebody has had his or her Tarot cards read...
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God knows what Americans would say, but 'on the cards' means it's possible or likely' that something may happen.

'In the cards' presumably means somebody has had his or her Tarot cards read...
So 'in the cards' is the polar opposite of 'on the cards' then
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One I don't like (which is probably also pretty universal) is saying things like "I am liking this" instead of "I like this". Not sure if it is wrong but it never sits right with me.
Yes I'm not lovin' that one.
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Yes I'm not lovin' that one.
Vom-worthy
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Old Aug 26th 2011, 3:55 pm
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My kids have a habit of saying something happened 'on' accident instead of 'by' accident which doesn't sound right to me. I thought it was just them and some type of kid talk then I heard an adult the other day say it, so don't know whether it's an American thing or a regional thing??
Don't know. However, when Americans "queue up" -- people on the East Coast tend to say "stand on line" while West Coast people tend to say "stand in line." I've heard people actually argue about that one.
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Old Aug 26th 2011, 3:57 pm
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people on the East Coast tend to say "stand on line"
Cool - so people in NYC have solved space issues by making people queue standing on each others' heads?

I like that one
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Yes I'm not lovin' that one.
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Cool - so people in NYC have solved space issues by making people queue standing on each others' heads?

I like that one
One I found weird. Was asking the wife what she's been up to and she said "Visiting"
I said " Who did you visit"
She said " My sister came over"

Apparently if someone drops over to your house to see you you are still "Visiting" with them ? ( At least in Illinois where she's from )
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One I found weird. Was asking the wife what she's been up to and she said "Visiting"
I said " Who did you visit"
She said " My sister came over"

Apparently if someone drops over to your house to see you you are still "Visiting" with them ? ( At least in Illinois where she's from )
Yes I've heard that. Maybe it's the 'with' that means one has stayed at home.
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