You know you've been in the US too long when...
Mar 13th 2013, 1:20 pm
#1216
I have a comma problem
Joined: Feb 2009
Location: Fox Lake, IL (from Carrickfergus NI)
Posts: 49,598
Mar 13th 2013, 4:29 pm
#1217
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 2,903
Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
...you think that "tyre" is spelt wrong! 
...and you stop taking you car in for service and get a 3000 mile oil change instead!
...and you stop taking you car in for service and get a 3000 mile oil change instead!
Mar 13th 2013, 7:58 pm
#1218
Joined: Apr 2005
Location: Milwaukie, Oregon
Posts: 9,966
Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
you no longer think it strange that TV bods don't commentate on a sporting event they "call it".
Mar 13th 2013, 7:59 pm
#1219
BE Site Lead
Joined: Aug 2004
Location: MA, USA
Posts: 92,170
Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
When someone says that they're starting a new job and it has 2 weeks holiday and you now instead of think that's crap but rather good....
Mar 13th 2013, 8:05 pm
#1220
Forum Regular
Joined: Mar 2005
Location: MA, AZ, OR, TX...and... AZ again!
Posts: 280
)
Mar 13th 2013, 9:08 pm
#1222
I have a comma problem
Joined: Feb 2009
Location: Fox Lake, IL (from Carrickfergus NI)
Posts: 49,598
Mar 13th 2013, 9:14 pm
#1223
Joined: Dec 2001
Location: Dixie, ex UK
Posts: 52,448
Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
Mar 14th 2013, 12:04 am
#1225
BE Forum Addict
Joined: Nov 2011
Location: Was Virginia, now Yorkshire.
Posts: 2,333
Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
Weather forecasters do the same - "the forecast today calls for sun and 70 degrees". The forecast is inanimate, it cannot take an action and therefore it is inappropriate to make it the subject of the sentence. It can't "call" for anything.
In British English it would be "Today's forecast is sun and 20 degrees" - much better. And in the UK if you called for something, you would be asking for it, not predicting it.
Perhaps this ought to be in the Pet Peeves thread.
In British English it would be "Today's forecast is sun and 20 degrees" - much better. And in the UK if you called for something, you would be asking for it, not predicting it.
Perhaps this ought to be in the Pet Peeves thread.
Mar 14th 2013, 12:07 am
#1226
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Mar 2010
Location: Mendocino, California
Posts: 954
Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
......When you stop expecting people to be on time , ( or even turn up ).
Mar 14th 2013, 1:30 am
#1227
BE Enthusiast
Joined: Aug 2008
Location: Wirral, UK
Posts: 402
Re: You know you've been in the US too long when...
when you're not shocked that the supermarkets are open on Christmas Day.
Mar 14th 2013, 1:14 pm
#1229
I have a comma problem
Joined: Feb 2009
Location: Fox Lake, IL (from Carrickfergus NI)
Posts: 49,598
