FabSwingers.com forum: Annoying Americanisms

By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

In the English language have a nice day anymore

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By *issAphroditeWoman
over a year ago

Norwich

Oftentimes, addicting

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’ve worked with Americans every day now for nearly ten years. What they say largely no longer bothers me…except how they verbalise the date!!

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

Roofs pronounced as Ruffs?

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By *callycatMan
over a year ago

Mid Wales

...can I get?...

Obligated

....and of course panties!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Roofs pronounced as Ruffs?

You mean rooves?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Do the Math

Whats that about

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Panties... Fuck off!

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By *heerFlirtMan
over a year ago

Quite near Bath usually

Reaching out to someone

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By *atch0101Man
over a year ago

Here

English using the word Mom

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By *atch0101Man
over a year ago

Here

"Panties... Fuck off! "

Haha I burst out laughing when I read this

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Going to the gas station to get some soda

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By *ooBulMan
over a year ago

Missin’ Yo’ Kissin’

So not a fan of Panty Hose then?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Panties... Fuck off! "

(RIP)

I admit I’m guilty of using some Americanism (but Mummy dearest is American so) … sometimes I can’t stand it when it’s soooo overused

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Panties... Fuck off!

(RIP)

I admit I’m guilty of using some Americanism (but Mummy dearest is American so) … sometimes I can’t stand it when it’s soooo overused

I am American, According to my birth certificate... But I am painfully British after over 40 years of living here... I am forever thankful those years were spent in my Motherland, Britain and not in the land of my father lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Is this thread not Septicshaming?

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By *yron69Man
over a year ago

Fareham

I’ve nothing against Americans just those British who always seem to think being mid-Atlantic is somehow more modern and sophisticated.

Living the American dream from a camper van parked up at Margate.

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By *ichaelangelaCouple
over a year ago

notts

ALOOMINUM (Iknow that's not how it's spelt but gets the point across)

and "can I get" ??? NO THAT'S MY JOB

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Bum.... It's so appealing

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By *moothshaftMan
over a year ago

Coventry

A car's fender?

It's a fecking wing!

Yes I'm in the car trade, and it pisses me off!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A car's fender?

It's a fecking wing!

Yes I'm in the car trade, and it pisses me off! "

How is not a fender wings belong on birds and planes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fanny pack

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By *incloudukMan
over a year ago

Medway

Donuts vs doughnuts

I say no more about this one

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By *incloudukMan
over a year ago

Medway

I go to Dutch festivals a lot and seeing th dates Americanised and then the spelling all American is annoying. They arnt taught I in their school they are taught British English

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

Color!

Neighbor!

Grrrrrr

NO!!!!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Panties... Fuck off! "

Is that a disappearing act ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

On the flip side (see what I did there?) i was in stitches when I heard about a Brit who was visiting the US and one the occasion he ran out of cigarettes asked a meeting room full of Americans of he could “bum a fag”.

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

"Oftentimes"

My old boss used to call me on my frequent use of oftentimes

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"English using the word Mom"

My kids recently started calling her mam

Mum it's very strange to hear

And if always been sediment to myself it will always be mam.

But I can't and won't try stop her using the term mum and I think that's best

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By *arlomaleMan
over a year ago

darlington

When they pronounce Jaguar as jagwar

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"On the flip side (see what I did there?) i was in stitches when I heard about a Brit who was visiting the US and one the occasion he ran out of cigarettes asked a meeting room full of Americans of he could “bum a fag”. "

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"A car's fender?

It's a fecking wing!

Yes I'm in the car trade, and it pisses me off! "

How much space is there in the trunk?

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By *ovebjsMan
over a year ago

Bristol

It’s not a dick it’s a COCK!!! ffs

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Whiskey and Whisky - spell it properly or drink screen wash called Bourbon - which incidentally are biscuits - not cookies - which are in turn what those dam Yanks use to track you

Not that I give much thought

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"English using the word Mom

My kids recently started calling her mam

Mum it's very strange to hear

And if always been sediment to myself it will always be mam.

But I can't and won't try stop her using the term mum and I think that's best

Yeah and British saying sidewalk and hood, cop's.

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

I have heard that a lot of American children are picking up British ways of speaking because they are all watching Peppa Pig, Fireman Sam, Chuggington and the like!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"It’s not a dick it’s a COCK!!! ffs "

Much prefer the word cock than dick…

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

That may have been me - either way happened to me in Houston walking through an office and a fellow Brit was coming towards me and asked in a loud voice if he could "bum a fag"....what made it all the funnier was he was openly gay....the heads popping up over the cubicle partitions were like meerkat!!

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By *partharmonyCouple
over a year ago

Ruislip

"Whiskey and Whisky - spell it properly or drink screen wash called Bourbon - which incidentally are biscuits - not cookies - which are in turn what those dam Yanks use to track you

Not that I give much thought

What Americans call biscuits are a lot like what Brits call scones.

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By *urreyMassageGentlemanMan
over a year ago

Ashford

Every one of them grates on me, I can’t bare it!

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

"English using the word Mom"

To be fair there are areas of the UK that have always used Mom - West Midlands being one

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By *urreyMassageGentlemanMan
over a year ago

Ashford

"Reaching out to someone

Ergh!!!

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"In the English language have a nice day anymore

Math not maths

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Whiskey and Whisky - spell it properly or drink screen wash called Bourbon - which incidentally are biscuits - not cookies - which are in turn what those dam Yanks use to track you

Not that I give much thought

What Americans call biscuits are a lot like what Brits call scones. "

And that opens up jam or cream first **minefield**

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By *ormorantMan
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Oreg. Anno and Tom. Atoe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

When they say "The Queen of England" and "Prime Minister Johnson".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is this thread not Septicshaming? "

It is a bit Listerine

I'm just off out - I've remembered to turn off the faucet before I head down in the elevator to the sidewalk where my auto is. I'll throw my valise in the trunk before checking under the hood. I probably need gas, so I'll head off down the highway to the gas-stop. I also need to get some jelly for my hoagie.

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Ass and not arse...

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By *ream2972TV/TS
over a year ago

newquay

I just returned to England after 20 years in Canada and know I am going to struggle with a lot of words for a while.

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

'Americans' is an enormous generality.

It's like people complaining about 'Europeans' because we say "Mum".

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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago

1950's Original

English -One yard diameter.

American- Small portion.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"In the English language have a nice day anymore

Yes very very annoying

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

"I just returned to England after 20 years in Canada and know I am going to struggle with a lot of words for a while."

I grew up on NY, don't worry about it. It's a very English custom to knock everything and everyone

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By *acey_RedWoman
over a year ago

Liverpool

Oregano

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is this thread not Septicshaming?

It is a bit Listerine

Lol northeast US hoagie

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By *arlomaleMan
over a year ago

darlington

"Is this thread not Septicshaming?

It is a bit Listerine

Lol northeast US hoagie

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hoagie???

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

When in Detriot I once amazed an American when I while heartedly agreed with his statement of..

"If you ain't American you ain't shit" ... I smiled

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is this thread not Septicshaming?

It is a bit Listerine

Lol northeast US hoagie

hoagie???"

Philadelphia Italian sub.

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By *arlomaleMan
over a year ago

darlington

"Is this thread not Septicshaming?

It is a bit Listerine

Lol northeast US hoagie

hoagie???

Philadelphia Italian sub."
thanks

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By *orace pinkerMan
over a year ago

North west

[Removed by poster at 06/07/21 20:19:06]

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By *atch0101Man
over a year ago

Here

"Whiskey and Whisky - spell it properly or drink screen wash called Bourbon - which incidentally are biscuits - not cookies - which are in turn what those dam Yanks use to track you

Not that I give much thought

Whisky - Scottish

Whiskey - Irish

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"A car's fender?

It's a fecking wing!

Yes I'm in the car trade, and it pisses me off! "

Hood

Trunk

Brake rotors

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By *ools and the brainCouple
over a year ago

couple, us we him her.

"Whiskey and Whisky - spell it properly or drink screen wash called Bourbon - which incidentally are biscuits - not cookies - which are in turn what those dam Yanks use to track you

Not that I give much thought

Whisky - Scottish

Whiskey - Irish"

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Turducken... I mean its like a Roald Dahl food.

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By *urydiceRisingWoman
over a year ago

Dublin

"Donuts vs doughnuts

I say no more about this one "

As a Yank, I have to ask, can you hear the different spellings in my voice?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My daughter started saying trash. Where can I put the trash? This is trash. YouTube is now banned

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By *incloudukMan
over a year ago

Medway

Lol . Both spellings of the word and spoken differently . One is doooonuts and the other is doughnuts lol

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

"My daughter started saying trash. Where can I put the trash? This is trash. YouTube is now banned

Trash could equally come from using Windows a lot though

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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago

1950's Original

I wonder if Americans think a penalty shootout involves guns

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

[Removed by poster at 06/07/21 21:10:19]

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

Try explaining the rules of cricket to them...

When batting you walk out to the middle at which point you are in . .. you remain in whilst the fielding side try to get you out ... once you are out you walk in because you are out ...

Oh .. and by the way ... a game can be played over 5 days and still result in a draw

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Gotten"

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By *ralbiswMan
over a year ago

Bristol

"Is this thread not Septicshaming?

It is a bit Listerine

Lol northeast US hoagie

hoagie???

Philadelphia Italian sub."

Sub? Stop already. You mean like a u-boat.

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By *inister_SpinsterWoman
over a year ago

Manchester(ish).

My British colleague refers to his time off as "vacation".

Grinds my gears.

Its a holiday!!

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man

It's a perfectly cromulent word

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Try explaining the rules of cricket to them...

When batting you walk out to the middle at which point you are in . .. you remain in whilst the fielding side try to get you out ... once you are out you walk in because you are out ...

Oh .. and by the way ... a game can be played over 5 days and still result in a draw"

Yep did just that with a couple of d*unk vets at a bar... They weren't having the fact you can play for 5 days and end in a draw and it was exciting.

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By *ryan...Man
over a year ago

1950's Original

Trumped"

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By *ootballFlowerCouple
over a year ago

Ollerton

Winningest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Yes all these americanisms are so irratating but surely the laughs we get from fanny/fanny packs makes up for it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Try explaining the rules of cricket to them...

When batting you walk out to the middle at which point you are in . .. you remain in whilst the fielding side try to get you out ... once you are out you walk in because you are out ...

Oh .. and by the way ... a game can be played over 5 days and still result in a draw"

The look of confusion on their faces is priceless

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By *ed-monkeyCouple
over a year ago

Hailsham

"Try explaining the rules of cricket to them...

When batting you walk out to the middle at which point you are in . .. you remain in whilst the fielding side try to get you out ... once you are out you walk in because you are out ...

Oh .. and by the way ... a game can be played over 5 days and still result in a draw

The look of confusion on their faces is priceless "

Then follow up explaining we have a game similar to baseball in the UK ... called rounders .. mostly played by children

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Is this thread not Septicshaming?

It is a bit Listerine

Lol northeast US hoagie

hoagie???

Philadelphia Italian sub.

Sub? Stop already. You mean like a u-boat.

Well they do not call subway U-Boat way.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Hooroo

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By *ackformore100Man
over a year ago

Tin town

Chips...

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By *anae21Woman
over a year ago

Nearer than you think

My children use some Americanisms and I have to admit they do annoy me. (The idioms, not the children).

Whilst I accept that language is always evolving, I think my kids should use the vernacular of their home, not a country they've never visited.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Take out instead of take away

Hooked instead of substituted in football or rugby

Returning to “normalcy”

Plus all of those already mentioned

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By *uenevereWoman
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

Many Americanisms are actually British words that the US retained and we didn't.

Trash is a good example. Apparently Shakespeare used the word trash.

I do really dislike panties though, it should be banned

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Many Americanisms are actually British words that the US retained and we didn't.

Trash is a good example. Apparently Shakespeare used the word trash.

I do really dislike panties though, it should be banned

Also like pyjama = Indian origin

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By *iamondCougarWoman
over a year ago

Norfuck! / Lincolnshire

"I’ve nothing against Americans just those British who always seem to think being mid-Atlantic is somehow more modern and sophisticated.

Living the American dream from a camper van parked up at Margate."

Lol that made me laugh

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By *uenevereWoman
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

"Many Americanisms are actually British words that the US retained and we didn't.

Trash is a good example. Apparently Shakespeare used the word trash.

I do really dislike panties though, it should be banned

Also like pyjama = Indian origin "

We do like to borrow words from other countries.

It's the reason we have the largest vocabulary of any language, and so many words with similar meanings or where the same letters are pronounced differently.

Sorry... back to the thread.

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By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

"Many Americanisms are actually British words that the US retained and we didn't.

Trash is a good example. Apparently Shakespeare used the word trash.

I do really dislike panties though, it should be banned

never be sorry just say what you want to say its great

Also like pyjama = Indian origin

We do like to borrow words from other countries.

It's the reason we have the largest vocabulary of any language, and so many words with similar meanings or where the same letters are pronounced differently.

Sorry... back to the thread."

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By *usman 199 OP Man
over a year ago

Stockport

"Many Americanisms are actually British words that the US retained and we didn't.

Trash is a good example. Apparently Shakespeare used the word trash.

I do really dislike panties though, it should be banned

never be sorry just say what you want to say its great

Also like pyjama = Indian origin

We do like to borrow words from other countries.

It's the reason we have the largest vocabulary of any language, and so many words with similar meanings or where the same letters are pronounced differently.

Sorry... back to the thread.

"
never be sorry just say what you want to say its great

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I really don't mind most Americanisms as my ex husband is American and our children have picked up many phrases from him. The only pronunciation that grates on me is 'mistle' instead if 'missile', because they picked it up from playing Halo far too young and draws attention to my permissive parenting.

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By *aitonelMan
over a year ago

Liverpool

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Now Essex that is a totally different language

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Scouse

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By *heeseandWineCouple
over a year ago

Reading and Southampton

""Gotten" "
Yes and being called "guys" as one of us obviously isn't a guy!!

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

Zeeeeeeeeeebra crossing. Rest room. Leeeeeeeeisure centre

#youknowwhoyouare

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Now Essex that is a totally different language

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thay call bum fanny!

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"Now Essex that is a totally different language

Innit babe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Now Essex that is a totally different language

Oi! I'm now an Essex girl! Well kind of.

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By *ora the explorerWoman
over a year ago

Paradise, Herts

"Now Essex that is a totally different language

Oi! I'm now an Essex girl! Well kind of.

Me too. 15 years anyway. I picked up some essexisms

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It’s the pronunciation of every vowel!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Now Essex that is a totally different language

Oi! I'm now an Essex girl! Well kind of.

Me too. 15 years anyway. I picked up some essexisms

I'm getting there!

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By *stbury DavenportMan
over a year ago

Nottingham

Pronouncing "coupon" as "queue-pon".

Pronouncing "archipelago" as "arr-KEE-pell-ARR-go".

The absurd "I could care less" thing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Now Essex that is a totally different language

Oi! I'm now an Essex girl! Well kind of.

Me too. 15 years anyway. I picked up some essexisms

I'm getting there!

Youz Essex Girl now ? Geh' Aht! I'm all Emosh.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Now Essex that is a totally different language

Innit babe "

Bleedin Liberty

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My 3 YO son picks up on American terms due to TV shows he watches and it drives me crazy; like even him just saying candy instead of sweets it’s like

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Now Essex that is a totally different language

Oi! I'm now an Essex girl! Well kind of.

Me too. 15 years anyway. I picked up some essexisms

I'm getting there!

Youz Essex Girl now ? Geh' Aht! I'm all Emosh.

I'm new so I will need to use Google translate for that!

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By *agerMorganMan
over a year ago

Canvey Island

"Now Essex that is a totally different language

Oi! I resent that.

We aren't like that guv, innit.

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

I worked for a few years at a Holiday Inn near Heathrow Airport, in Reception, and obviously, we'd a lot of Americans staying.

Not one said "have a nice day" to us!

But they'd say that awful and often misused word which has now invaded our language, ie, 'awesome'

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Panties. The word makes me cringe

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By *ettaManMan
over a year ago

Based in Kerry, work in Cork.

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By *ettaManMan
over a year ago

Based in Kerry, work in Cork.

The absurd "I could care less" thing.

'I could care less'.

So you do care a certain amount then, and it would be possible for you to care less than you care now.

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By *iltopbearMan
over a year ago

Norfolk

Funner? No, more fun!

I do miss Trump for his interesting use of the English language and words unique to him

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By *ettaManMan
over a year ago

Based in Kerry, work in Cork.

'Who all...?', "What all...?' etc.

e.g. Who all is going?

Who all, everyone, each individual, specific persons is going? In case 'who' wasn't specific enough

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By *lectrumMan
over a year ago

south shields

Ve-hickles

Vehicles

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By *mma29Couple
over a year ago

wirral

Pardon me mam?

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By *ormorantMan
over a year ago

Lincolnshire

Invading countries, losing or fucking up beyond all reason before leaving with their weiners between their legs…

Korea. Cuba, Vietnam, Iraq (twice) Libya , Afghanistan…. Oh And Grenada and Nicaragua…

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By *ogglesMan
over a year ago

essex and norfolk

"English using the word Mom"

This

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By *ockosaurusMan
over a year ago

Warwick

"My 3 YO son picks up on American terms due to TV shows he watches and it drives me crazy; like even him just saying candy instead of sweets it’s like

I saw something about American kids starting to speak with an English accent and using English terms due to PeppaPig.

Quite cute hearing a 5 year old American say "Daddy, that is rather clever!"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I find it amusing and perplexing that they don't know what a fortnight is

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My 3 YO son picks up on American terms due to TV shows he watches and it drives me crazy; like even him just saying candy instead of sweets it’s like

I saw something about American kids starting to speak with an English accent and using English terms due to PeppaPig.

Quite cute hearing a 5 year old American say "Daddy, that is rather clever!"

Kids over here can all do excellent American accents too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I find it amusing and perplexing that they don't know what a fortnight is

Come on, I thought everyone played that game!

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By *onb21Woman
over a year ago

Cardiff

Touch base is quite annoying but I think all corporate speak annoys me no matter where it's from.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I worked for a few years at a Holiday Inn near Heathrow Airport, in Reception, and obviously, we'd a lot of Americans staying.

Not one said "have a nice day" to us!

But they'd say that awful and often misused word which has now invaded our language, ie, 'awesome'"

To be honest, I find the word awesome very annoying

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By *aomilatteCouple
over a year ago

Midlands

They had the best pussy grabbing President, the best Country, the best this, the best that, the best everything.

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By *idsCouple1Couple
over a year ago

Tamworth

We’ve only just moved back from living in America in April.

I actually miss the friendliness of the people there.. I also liked the ‘here you go ma’am/sir’!

The biggest thing I appreciated was the love for the forces. Active and retired were treated with such respect.. how it should be IMO! x

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By *elle xWoman
over a year ago

Doire Theas

Bangs

it’s a fecking fringe

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I find it amusing and perplexing that they don't know what a fortnight is

It telling them the time

Five past two…,

Watch their minds melt

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By *ovespudsMan
over a year ago

Swindon

Really gets my goat when people greet each other with "hey"

We're in the phookin UK and it's "hi" or "hello", FFS.

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By *ettaManMan
over a year ago

Based in Kerry, work in Cork.

"Color!

Neighbor!

Grrrrrr

NO!!!!!!!"

Alright Frenchie! Don't get your panties in a bunch!

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By *im75Her77Couple
over a year ago

937 S.W.

Sounds like quite a few of those complaining haven't ever even been here to the States.

I say that because a lot of the offending words and phrases also piss a lot of us off as well.

The list so far hasn't even scratched the surface. Try living in multiple states over the years and finding issues and irks just between regional dialects.

Having lived on Long Island,New York for a good amount of years, the N.Y. Island dialect-accent has to be one of the filthiest and nasty sounding in the States. The southern states can be confusing and hilarious. The midwest is another animal entirely.

Reese's pronounced as "Reee-seize" has to be the one that illicits thoughts and visions of torturing the person who says it.

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

Lego's........

The plural of Lego is Lego, there is no such thing as Lego's.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Lego's........

The plural of Lego is Lego, there is no such thing as Lego's.

I . Did . Not. Know.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Really gets my goat when people greet each other with "hey"

We're in the phookin UK and it's "hi" or "hello", FFS.

I’m guilty of this

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By * Sophie xTV/TS
over a year ago

Derby

"Lego's........

The plural of Lego is Lego, there is no such thing as Lego's.

I . Did . Not. Know.

Well now you do

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