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Offline soda72

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50 Americanisms
« on: July 21, 2011, 01:02:26 PM »
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14. I caught myself saying "shopping cart" instead of shopping trolley today and was thoroughly disgusted with myself. I've never lived nor been to the US either. Graham Nicholson, Glasgow

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21. A "heads up". For example, as in a business meeting. Lets do a "heads up" on this issue. I have never been sure of the meaning. R Haworth, Marlborough

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24. People that say "my bad" after a mistake. I don't know how anything could be as annoying or lazy as that. Simon Williamson, Lymington, Hampshire

You all take that English language stuff way to seriously..

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Offline Devil 505

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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2011, 01:25:44 PM »
29. I'm a Brit living in New York. The one that always gets me is the American need to use the word bi-weekly when fortnightly would suffice just fine. Ami Grewal, New York

Really? Who the hell has ever used "fortnightly" after WW1?  :devil

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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2011, 02:21:32 PM »
Some of those are blamed on American English and I have yet to hear them. Been throughout the united states and have yet to hear "That'll learn you."
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2011, 02:31:57 PM »
     After hearing some English slang, I'm not sure they take it all that seriously  :D
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2011, 02:40:00 PM »
Quote from: Devil 505 on July 21, 2011, 01:25:44 PM
29. I'm a Brit living in New York. The one that always gets me is the American need to use the word bi-weekly when fortnightly would suffice just fine. Ami Grewal, New York

Really? Who the hell has ever used "fortnightly" after WW1?  :devil


i was like, i have no freaking clue what the hell fortnightly is...

36. Surely the most irritating is: "You do the Math." Math? It's MATHS. Michael Zealey, London

never heard of maths
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2011, 02:44:32 PM »
Quote from: kilo2 on July 21, 2011, 02:21:32 PM
Some of those are blamed on American English and I have yet to hear them. Been throughout the united states and have yet to hear "That'll learn you."

You obviously never met my father.  Heard it many of times from him while growing up after I did something stupid.     :D


Fred    :old:

Forgot to add, those words were usually heard while a belt was swinging against my arse.   :(
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2011, 02:47:29 PM »
One that always gets me and i never seen it on the list.  It's when someone says " i see what you're saying "  i always give this look and respond  " you can see my words? "  that always gets a puzzled look back from them  lol
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2011, 03:38:57 PM »
Quote from: bmwgs on July 21, 2011, 02:44:32 PM
Fred    :old:

Forgot to add, those words were usually heard while a belt was swinging against my arse.   :(

Well that'll learn ya...  for not hiding that belt first 

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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2011, 04:05:45 PM »
Don't they know we left that country to speak english the way we want?


Must really pis them off knowing we don't care what they think or how they speak either.   :devil :rock
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« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2011, 04:27:55 PM »
Think we're bad?... you should ask the French what they think about French Canadians.
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #10 on: July 21, 2011, 06:04:49 PM »
FYI we dont care if you guys say them, its when we say them its annoying. thats what the list is about ;)
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #11 on: July 21, 2011, 06:15:07 PM »
Quote from: RTHolmes on July 21, 2011, 06:04:49 PM
FYI we dont care if you guys say them, its when we say them its annoying. thats what the list is about ;)

You mean about annoying as having to explain way they mean to ya.     :D     :cheers:

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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #12 on: July 21, 2011, 06:54:16 PM »
ok
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« Reply #13 on: July 21, 2011, 07:14:07 PM »
right
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #14 on: July 21, 2011, 09:20:27 PM »
I agree with his opinion of #24
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