50 Americanisms

[PFactorDave]

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

Nah, the Brits making fun of the way Americans have altered the language isn't much different then Americans making fun of the state of dental care in England.  

[Tank-Ace]

Most americans are just joking around (that I've seen) some of those brits seem genuenly annoyed.



And vulcan, I was just picking one of the most trivial things I could think of, and exagerating it.

[Rob52240]

The son of an oil tycoon was recently visiting Oxford University to see if he'd like to apply for enrollment.  When he couldn't find the library he stopped a professor walking by and said:  "excuse me, but could you tell me where the librarys at?"

The professor was disgusted with this butchery of the English language and said "this is Oxford, we don't end our sentences with prepositions!"

The kid paused for a moment and then replied "Ok, so where's the library at a55hole?"

[guncrasher]

we dont laugh at the british for eating this, do we?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick

semp

[phatzo]

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

It means twice a week in australia

[Rob52240]

we dont laugh at the british for eating this, do we?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick

semp

See a doctor and get rid of it

[curry1]

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."

I always say that for example.  Small child is playing in the street their parent says you better not play in the street you could get hurt.  Then I would say something along the lines of "If he gets hit by a car that'll learm em".  Hilarity ensues.

[flight17]

I'm with Mr Zealey on this one

do you go to math class or MAths class?

[guncrasher]

I went to mat class for 4 years.  also went to iii eesss elll  .

semp

[Vulcan]

It means twice a week in australia

and with that I rest my case

See america - you're now on a level par with the inbred descendants of prisoners that even england did not want anymore.

 

[RTHolmes]

do you go to math class or MAths class?

I went to maths classes (its short for mathematics)

[DREDIOCK]

As far as the English complaining about how we use the language. I've seen some English butcher it up pretty well also.
I just tell the ones that complain that we dont speak their "proper Queens English" we speak "American"

That being said. we have a pretty good range of dialects here in the US. Southerners for example will use Y'all when speaking to a group where people from the NJ-NY area (and I get teased about this all the time) will use the phrase "You's guys". Although when speaking to southerners we are really saying "Ewe's guys".
Just seems to fit. 

[phatzo]

and with that I rest my case

See america - you're now on a level par with the inbred descendants of prisoners that even england did not want anymore.

 

Isn't there a pair of gumboots and some velcro palmed gloves you need to attend too 

[RTHolmes]

As far as the English complaining about how we use the language ... etc

this list is the English complaining about how the English use the language, not anyone else