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Offline Scherf

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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #15 on: July 21, 2011, 09:33:00 PM »
"Reach out to..." grrrrr

Worked with a mob recently where all the top guys said that at least once every minute.

Me, I just pick up teh fargin phone and dial, maybe I'm not dramatic enough.
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #16 on: July 21, 2011, 10:00:29 PM »
I think Rickyisms are funnier

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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #17 on: July 21, 2011, 10:43:23 PM »
This one guy, has an outfit yous guys would love../..translation.  My cousin Dub, has a still, putting out some moonshine, and y'all welcome to partaaay.


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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #18 on: July 21, 2011, 10:53:31 PM »
I Lobstad my neighbor with more Lobsta's. He ran out of.....
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #19 on: July 22, 2011, 12:08:56 AM »
If we are discussing isms, I much prefer Carlinism's.
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Offline RTHolmes

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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #20 on: July 22, 2011, 06:17:02 AM »
Quote from: flight17 on July 21, 2011, 02:40:00 PM
36. Surely the most irritating is: "You do the Math." Math? It's MATHS. Michael Zealey, London

I'm with Mr Zealey on this one :aok
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #21 on: July 22, 2011, 06:38:34 AM »
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




errr bi-weekly would be twice a week, just as bi-annual is twice a year.

Whereas a fortnight is two weeks.

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Offline MaSonZ

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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #22 on: July 22, 2011, 06:51:38 AM »
Quote from: Vulcan on July 22, 2011, 06:38:34 AM

errr bi-weekly would be twice a week, just as bi-annual is twice a year.

Whereas a fortnight is two weeks.


bi-weekly is 2 weeks, isnt it? bi- meaning two, weekly meaning weeks... put em together, bi-weekly....two-weeks...
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #23 on: July 22, 2011, 07:55:30 AM »
grammar-nazi fail! :lol
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #24 on: July 22, 2011, 11:25:04 AM »
I'll have to stop using the term de-plane and start to say unplane instead so I don't sound like a fool to foreigners.
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #25 on: July 22, 2011, 11:32:24 AM »
Quote from: Rob52240 on July 22, 2011, 11:25:04 AM
I'll have to stop using the term de-plane and start to say unplane instead so I don't sound like a fool to foreigners.


de-plane!  de-plane!

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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #26 on: July 22, 2011, 12:13:47 PM »
Quote from: Vulcan on July 22, 2011, 06:38:34 AM

errr bi-weekly would be twice a week, just as bi-annual is twice a year.

Whereas a fortnight is two weeks.

I think what you are looking for is semiweekly.

Here's one that should drive y'all crazy. In Texas when preparing to go somewhere or do something one is "fixin' to go somewhere" or "fixin' to do something." Sometimes one is even "fixin' to get ready".
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #27 on: July 22, 2011, 07:08:49 PM »
Quote from: RTHolmes on July 22, 2011, 07:55:30 AM
grammar-nazi fail! :lol

errr not. That's why we have fortnight. Technically bi-weekly can mean once every two weeks or twice in a week.

Unfortunately you lot seem intent on murdering the english language (while ironically sticking to the imperial measurement system).
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #28 on: July 22, 2011, 08:00:06 PM »
LOL!

British citizen: could you please pass me the mustard?

American: Sure, here you go.

Brit (offended/astonished tone): Didn't you mean to say "Of course, god bless the queen?"

Brits are taking this too seriously. God forbid we change words to better suit usage  :lol.
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Re: 50 Americanisms
« Reply #29 on: July 22, 2011, 08:02:26 PM »
Quote from: Tank-Ace on July 22, 2011, 08:00:06 PM
LOL!

British citizen: could you please pass me the mustard?

American: Sure, here you go.

Brit (offended/astonished tone): Didn't you mean to say "Of course, god bless the queen?"

Brits are taking this too seriously. God forbid we change words to better suit usage  :lol.

Errr it's more like
 - we have a word for two weeks: a fortnight
 - some american's make up a word "bi-weekly"
 - bi-weekly can be interpreted as twice a week or once every two weeks
 <golf clap> for american :D
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