FabSwingers.com forum: Americanisms....

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

Like em, or loathe em

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

Loath. Everything about them.

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

Can't say I give a yankee doodle dandy about them one way or another.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Trashy if ya ask me.....

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By *umourCouple
over a year ago

Rushden

Saw some Mothers Day cards with "Mom" on them! When I asked my local card supplier why, he said that the youngsters want them because that is so cool when people in American sit-coms say it!

Not for me...

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

"Can't say I give a yankee doodle dandy about them one way or another.

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

Do the math, dude

Grrr.... Hate it

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

I'm too busy trying to work out 'Devonianisms' to start worrying about 'Americanisms' as well for fecks sake!....

This lot have a language all of their own....

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

Yeeeeeeeeeehaaaw!!! Love that one!

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

Cheese ma neasy mo fo widda ho.

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

My bad - hate that one. GRRRR

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

I love this one....'Ride him Cowgirl'

One of my favourites....

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By *ngie-babyWoman
over a year ago

huntingdonish

the worse one for me, when in a shop or bar and they say "can i get"

NO YOU FECKIN CANT "GET"

ITS MY JOB

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

I have american friends whom I visit and talk to on the internet in between. I have picked up a few sayings, still saying coffee though and not cawfee like they do.

I don't like awesome or dude. I'm not keen on southern american words like y'all, purdy and my all time hate axe instead of ask

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By *he_original_poloWoman
over a year ago

a Primark shoebox in Leicester

I'd sooner listen to 100 people spouting nothing but americanisms than listen to one fucking twatasaurus end a sentence with 'simplez'

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

Very true - though I do think that one of the really grating attitudes they have is how they "won the war for us".

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

"I'd sooner listen to 100 people spouting nothing but americanisms than listen to one fucking twatasaurus end a sentence with 'simplez'"

I'm the same with the words 'Rant Over' on threads and posts. Its like those words are meant to scare you in an attempt not to disagree with the poster.

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

I can take em or leave em.

If you don't like it then screw you buddy!

Yank my doodle its a dandy, yank my doodle til I die...all together now...

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

"have a nice day"...is slowly creeping over here

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
over a year ago

Central

Yeah, so many trashy terms that are being imported, including new_eastmids's 'do the math', which is infuriating, when in English it's always maths.

Plus 'Step up to the plate', which many of our politicians are using, makes me think of 'Please Sir, can I have some more' (obviously not an Americanism).

'My bad' is pretty annoying too - hear it so much over there, and it's crept over here too.

Expiration and other words that seemingly get elongated, or more complicated than they need to accurately be, such as 'Expiry', which is perfectly simple and clear.

'Could care less', when they really mean the exact opposite of this, ie Couldn't care less.

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

The majority of Americanisms have their roots in English in any case, so why let them bother you?

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

I think they are awesome !! lol

I wen to a pub in north London yday and had the unfortunate of having two young English guys sitting near me and every other word was "blood" or "bro" gggrrrr

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By *ellhatterMan
over a year ago

slough

like. i like american folks too. oops. folks

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By *samuraiMan
over a year ago

LEICESTER

Have you guys actually listened to some of the words and accents over here? lol please

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

Whatever!

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By *amschwingerzCouple
over a year ago

West

"the worse one for me, when in a shop or bar and they say "can i get"

NO YOU FECKIN CANT "GET"

ITS MY JOB

Normally begun with...'err yeh'

What about 'Chillax'..

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By *amschwingerzCouple
over a year ago

West

Has no one picked up on 'O my god'..

Or its many variants..

'An Im like...(pause to pull stupid face and milk maximum attention) Omma/umma god'...

or the more melodic..

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh...myyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...goooooooooooooooooooood!

or..

Ooooooooooooooooooooh....maggod

Funny how you never her blokes say this though...

Americanisms are fine if your an American..its fine your a boring British Account or sales manager blurting on about 'cascading information' and a 'blue sky approach'

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

Always made me chuckle when George Bush said Arm a Mirkin...

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

sorry but someone describing something as 'moreish' fucks me off

and 'things are hotting up'

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

"I'm too busy trying to work out 'Devonianisms' to start worrying about 'Americanisms' as well for fecks sake!....

This lot have a language all of their own....

But it is English even if a little strange

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Gee..... I hadn't really given it much thought. I guess some of them are okay but there are others that are plian doozies and you'd never catch me a hollerin em. Cuz my Maw n Paw dun brung me up to speak proper at all times.

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

"The majority of Americanisms have their roots in English in any case, so why let them bother you?

Seeing that their language is our's bound to happen

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

"Have you guys actually listened to some of the words and accents over here? lol please "

Mark Steel nailed it when he was describing trying to nail a Suffolk accent before doing a gig there, finds out he got it totally wrong because nowdays the accents is

"yah, yah.. Well basically when we bought it, it was just a barn"

No need for accent description

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By *ummy mummyWoman
over a year ago

southampton-ish

I shall just sit in my corner chillaxing then keeping my mouth shut...shame there are no English expressions that are annoying...seems that we can only put the blame on America for that..I just don't get why people get so crazy about it...being up in arms about seeing a mother's day card with "mom" written on it...really? Is that really something to get worked up about?I call my mother mom...my kids call me mum...who cares...lol

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

My friend was visiting her sister and the sisters inlaws over in Texas.

They were commenting on the 'mad cow' disease we have in the UK.

Me mate says... " oh you've had over here for years, your government just hasn't told you"

They looked at her all surprised, and she continued in a overdone drawl...

"Why d'yawl thenk ya talk sooo slowww?"

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

"I shall just sit in my corner chillaxing then keeping my mouth shut...shame there are no English expressions that are annoying...seems that we can only put the blame on America for that..I just don't get why people get so crazy about it...being up in arms about seeing a mother's day card with "mom" written on it...really? Is that really something to get worked up about?I call my mother mom...my kids call me mum...who cares...lol"

There are plenty of local expressions said within the UK that irritate if you start looking you are spoilt for choice. However yummy mommy or yommy mommy just don't look right.

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

There are plenty of local expressions said within the UK that irritate if you start looking you are spoilt for choice. However yummy mommy or yommy mommy just don't look right.

nommy mommy might be better....

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By *amish SMan
over a year ago

Eastleigh

Keeping it English - It's all trousers to me!

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

The only American phrase that annoys me is their habit of saying "I could care less" ....

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

The use of the word "awesome" really grates!

I have a senior managerial colleague at work who answers everything with "cool"

Arggghhh!

But isn't it usually the case that whatever phrase or saying the Yanks invent, will end up here within a few years?

We should resist this assault on the English Language; after all, it is OUR Language, NOT the Americans!

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

Despise them

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

Can I get? Does my head in.

Also if someone asks "Have you got......?" and the reply is "Yes I do".

ITS NOT YES I DO ITS YES I HAVE FFS!

"Oh my Godddddd!" that these silly young tarts keep spouting, with every other sentence, is another one!

The list goes on!

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By *emima_puddlefuckCouple
over a year ago

hexham

"The majority of Americanisms have their roots in English in any case, so why let them bother you?

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

"The use of the word "awesome" really grates!

I have a senior managerial colleague at work who answers everything with "cool"

Arggghhh!

But isn't it usually the case that whatever phrase or saying the Yanks invent, will end up here within a few years?

We should resist this assault on the English Language; after all, it is OUR Language, NOT the Americans!

bugger off I'm Scottish lol or El OH EL

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

Hi Yummy, Everyone here assumes that i'm a scouser. I'm a Brummy. I just live in Liverpool. The reason i'm saying that is when I was a girl in Brum we said Mom ..... Ma. Mum. Mom. Mother .....it's all regional never mind international.

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

Doesn't bother me in the slightest. Most launguages are made up of other stuff anyways and bits will always be dropped over time whilst other stuff is added.

And the Septics adopt some of our expressions too, so it works both ways.

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By *aceytopWoman
over a year ago

from a town near you

i love the american names

britney

whitney

brooklyn

brad,etc

shouted out in a Yorkshire accent,classic,

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

Collateral damage

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

"bits will always be dropped over time.

And the Septics adopt some of our expressions too, so it works both ways.

Love your inadvertent humour there!

Don't you mean "sceptics"??

Cos if Septicimia gets hold, bits will drop off!!

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

"bits will always be dropped over time.

And the Septics adopt some of our expressions too, so it works both ways.

Love your inadvertent humour there!

Don't you mean "sceptics"??

Cos if Septicimia gets hold, bits will drop off!!

Nuffin inadvertent about it sir,

Septic Tank .... Yank

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

Oh, and the daddy of them all "Whats up?" GRRRRRR, its not a greeting you daft Yankee buggers, its an enquiry as to someones emotional well being!

In retrospect, most of them are emotionally disturbed, so perhaps they don't really use it out of context!

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

"bits will always be dropped over time.

And the Septics adopt some of our expressions too, so it works both ways.

Love your inadvertent humour there!

Don't you mean "sceptics"??

Cos if Septicimia gets hold, bits will drop off!!

Nuffin inadvertent about it sir,

Septic Tank .... Yank

or wank

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

First site i was on was an iternationa site and i thought they where all alcoholics cause they said they where pissed all the while.

One that the guys usd to say on there was baby girl and still makes my skin crawl

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By *ollie_JCouple
over a year ago

London

Could be worse could be the french, we have been hating them for over a 1000 years

The septics have only been around 300 years, well the Boston Lincolnshire rejects

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