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-   -   Two Times!!! (https://britishexpats.com/forum/usa-57/two-times-358254/)

dunroving Feb 28th 2006 12:58 pm
Re: Two Times!!!
 
Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
My pet hates are: Of off
.....
Are you sure you don't mean "off of"? ;)

Jerseygirl Feb 28th 2006 1:00 pm
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Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
This one annoys me. Loud people on cell phones starting the conversation with........"where you at?"


Is that just a Texas thing or is it all over?
How about people using their cells on speakerphone. I was on a train from NYC, a 1 hour journey and there was a guy on his speakerphone the whole way. :mad:

Jerseygirl Feb 28th 2006 1:01 pm
Re: Two Times!!!
 
Originally Posted by dunroving
Are you sure you don't mean "off of"? ;)
Whatever :p

jumping doris Feb 28th 2006 1:15 pm
Re: Two Times!!!
 
Originally Posted by Patrick
What ever happened to the word twice? Why do Americans use "two times" instead of twice. I noticed it on an advert the other day now I cant stop listening for it, no-one says twice, why, why, why?
The number thing......two hundred eighty instead of two hundred and eighty. The host on one of our local radio stations says 7 clock instead of 7 o clock.

Rushman Feb 28th 2006 1:32 pm
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Originally Posted by jumping doris
The number thing......two hundred eighty instead of two hundred and eighty. The host on one of our local radio stations says 7 clock instead of 7 o clock.
That would annoy the living snot out of me.

Lynne Feb 28th 2006 1:39 pm
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I have also noticed that a lot of Americans cannot comprehend "double" as in spelling out a name L Y double N E. I spelt it that way to one lady on the phone and she read it back as "LYWE".

A lot will also say "one time" as opposed to once.

My other pet peeves are:
overages
arrearages
and winningest :D

Lynne Feb 28th 2006 1:43 pm
Re: Two Times!!!
 
Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
This one annoys me. Loud people on cell phones starting the conversation with........"where you at?"


Is that just a Texas thing or is it all over?
No, thats also an Alabama thing.

Lynne Feb 28th 2006 1:45 pm
Re: Two Times!!!
 
Originally Posted by jumping doris
The number thing......two hundred eighty instead of two hundred and eighty. The host on one of our local radio stations says 7 clock instead of 7 o clock.

Also the use of forty seven hundred dollars rather than four thousand seven hundred. Does anyone know why the Americans will refer to wood as a 2 x 4 whereas in England we call it a 4 x 2.

Partystar Feb 28th 2006 1:53 pm
Re: Two Times!!!
 
Originally Posted by Angry White Pyjamas
Try telling them something happens "twice a month" then when they say "Huh?" say "You know...fortnightly"
I'll remember that one & use it next time, thanx!

Partystar Feb 28th 2006 1:55 pm
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Originally Posted by rushman
That would annoy the living snot out of me.
Me too! He must be a twat!

NeilW Feb 28th 2006 2:02 pm
Re: Two Times!!!
 
Originally Posted by Sugarmooma
This one annoys me. Loud people on cell phones starting the conversation with........"where you at?"


Is that just a Texas thing or is it all over?
I can accept most of the phrases I hear - different parts of England have their own slang too but 'where you at?' is one of the few that gets me. Boost Mobile even use it as their tag line :( .

Partystar Feb 28th 2006 2:08 pm
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Write me!

Rushman Feb 28th 2006 2:10 pm
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Originally Posted by Partystar
Write me!
me

Partystar Feb 28th 2006 2:11 pm
Re: Two Times!!!
 
Originally Posted by rushman
me
:confused:

Rushman Feb 28th 2006 2:12 pm
Re: Two Times!!!
 
Originally Posted by Partystar
:confused:
go back to post #27


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