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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: soda72 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
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
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..
:lol
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14201796
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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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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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After hearing some English slang, I'm not sure they take it all that seriously :D
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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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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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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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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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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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Think we're bad?... you should ask the French what they think about French Canadians.
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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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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:
Fred
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right
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I agree with his opinion of #24
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"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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I think Rickyisms are funnier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfq3c4Cf1Fs&feature=related
CANADA ROCKS!
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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.
Rash
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I Lobstad my neighbor with more Lobsta's. He ran out of.....
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If we are discussing isms, I much prefer Carlinism's.
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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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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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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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grammar-nazi fail! :lol
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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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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!
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w220/Davis_Andrews/tatu2.jpg)
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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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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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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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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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Brits are taking this too seriously. God forbid we change words to better suit usage :lol.
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. :bolt:
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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.
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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?"
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we dont laugh at the british for eating this, do we?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick
semp
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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
It means twice a week in australia
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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
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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.
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I'm with Mr Zealey on this one :aok
do you go to math class or MAths class?
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I went to mat class for 4 years. also went to iii eesss elll :D.
semp
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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.
:devil
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do you go to math class or MAths class?
I went to maths classes (its short for mathematics) :P
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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. ;)
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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.
:devil
Isn't there a pair of gumboots and some velcro palmed gloves you need to attend too :t
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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 :bhead