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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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
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"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 *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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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 (user no longer on site)
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"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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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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"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 *emini ManMan
over a year ago
There and to the left a bit |
"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”. "
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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"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 (user no longer on site)
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"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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"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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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. "
Lol northeast US hoagie  |
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"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.
Lol northeast US hoagie "
hoagie??? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"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.
Lol northeast US hoagie hoagie???"
Philadelphia Italian sub. |
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"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.
Lol northeast US hoagie hoagie???
Philadelphia Italian sub."
thanks |
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"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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"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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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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"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.
Lol northeast US hoagie hoagie???
Philadelphia Italian sub."
Sub? Stop already. You mean like a u-boat.
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"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 (user no longer on site)
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"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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"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)
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"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.
Lol northeast US hoagie hoagie???
Philadelphia Italian sub.
Sub? Stop already. You mean like a u-boat.
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Well they do not call subway U-Boat way.  |
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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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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)
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"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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"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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"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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"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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"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
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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 (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"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 (user no longer on site)
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"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
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"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 *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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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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"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)
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"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)
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"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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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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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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