Americanisms

Ferrari3600

I can tolerate most Americanisms but people who say 'could care less' when they mean 'couldn't care less' deserve to be, basically, hunted down and killed. No mercy.

me_irl

Not this again...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw

gitzy16v

Ferrari3600 wrote: »

I can tolerate most Americanisms but people who say 'could care less' when they mean 'couldn't care less' deserve to be, basically, hunted down and killed. No mercy.

Couldn't care less about Americanisms dude.

Oafley Jones

I'm so pissed reading this.

Armchair Andy

Everybody wants an ism yet when I suggest a jizz em they don't want to know.

frag420

This thread is so frickin awesome I fear someone may get butt hurt....

Yourself isit

White privilege.

cis privilege.

gitzy16v

Yourself isit wrote: »

White privilege.

cis privilege.

What's cis????

odyssey06

Clearly, they are using their contempt for the language as a means to display their contempt for you.

On the other hand, think of how much time you would save over your lifetime from dropping the redundant o in color, favorite, neighbor...

Harry Palmr

It's gotten crazy dude

Cortina_MK_IV

Aloominum.

Tom Mann Centuria

Pain in the ass. It's Arse.
That's flavourful, no, it's flavoursome.
Wow, that game is so addicting. Fuppin addictive moron.
Cupcakes. Nope, they are either buns or fairy cakes.

Finally when did yum yum yum become nom nom nom.

odyssey06

Does it make more sense to pronounce vitamins like vital, or like vittles? The Americans pull one back, but is it a touchdown or a goal?

Junkyard Tom

STOP DOIN DA BOLLOCKS WILL YA.

Breaston Plants

https://youtu.be/YnGPgCVJUsI

Dr Crayfish

It's too late to stop it as everyone says it now, except a few old guards like myself, but "Can I get...". Urgh. "Can I get an Americano?". Stop it! It's "Could I have an Americano please?".
"My bad", is creeping into the mainstream now too, it breaks my heart

Mena Mitty

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Pain in the ass. It's Arse.
That's flavourful, no, it's flavoursome.
Wow, that game is so addicting. Fuppin addictive moron.
Cupcakes. Nope, they are either buns or fairy cakes.

Finally when did yum yum yum become nom nom nom.

I blame watching Seasame Street for the nom nom noms. Bigbird was kickass awesome so he was. Go Bigbird Go Bigbird Go Bigbir.......I meant Cookie Monster, Cookie Monster kickass awesome nom nom nom !

Overheal

Stop it! It's "Could I have an Americano please?".

It's "May I have"

thanks for playing

Dr Crayfish

Overheal wrote: »

It's "May I have"

thanks for playing

Well it's either really. Playing what?!

Outlaw Pete

Can't stand when people use American expressions.

Enough already with that crap.

Tom Mann Centuria

Outlaw Pete wrote: »

Can't stand when people use American expressions.

Enough already with that crap.

Oy Vey. (not American but seemed to go with enough already)

andekwarhola

My kids and their friends all say Butt instead of Arse. I blame Regular Show and Sanjay & Craig.

harry Bailey esq

me_irl wrote: »

Not this again...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=om7O0MFkmpw

Alright already!

diomed

Way to go, bro, that's what i'm talkin' about.

Dr Crayfish

And then there's "Mom", which some people claim to be normal in Ireland, that's how they always said it in parts of Cork/Wexford/Galway or whatever

odyssey06

Could be worse...
Now, my story begins in 19-dickety-two. We had to say "dickety" cause that Kaiser had stolen our word "twenty".
I chased that rascal to get it back, but gave up after dickety-six miles…

osarusan

Winningest.

'go to' (My go to place for good coffee.)

'hate on' (Why's everybody hating on Joe?)

'ass' (She's a grown ass woman)

pangbang

"ass" wrecks my head, but I have to catch myself saying it sometimes!

Its an arse, and that'll be the end of it.

If I remember correctly (and I really am not bothered checking), *when Webster set out to create the "American" dictionary, it was purposefully meant to be different from the "English" dictionary.

Ie, some arse decided, on purpose, to spell colour as "color", for the sole intention of being different, a contrarian bastard.

Next time someone questions the correct spelling of something, American/English, tell them this. Also tell them to foooook off with their American nonsense.

*Note: I may be completely wrong.

Sidenote, the creeping American spelling is one thing, but the fake American accents you hear about the place.....by the sweet lube of St. Jeremiah!!!!!! Nothing worse* than hearing some tween that never ventured outside d.4 talking about their "mom", and sentences that consist entirely of "Right?!".....right?!

*note: unlikely, but not impossible.

Pac1Man

A word that is deeply entrenched in our vocabulary is the word 'awesome'.

It's so widely used that you don't even realise it's an Americanism. I'll happily judge anyone who uses it.

Irish Guitarist

You do the math.

Murrisk

One that perplexes me is that many Americans say 'The hell with it' rather than 'To hell with it'. Huh?

Overall though, I think people get too worked up about Americanisms. Always amusing to see British people do so.

Murrisk

Tom Mann Centuria wrote: »

Cupcakes. Nope, they are either buns or fairy cakes.

Cupcakes are different from both those things. They are not interchangeable. The hallmark of a cupcake is the very thick buttercream, more buttercream than cake actually. Buns, fairy and queen cakes have just a thin spread of icing and it often will just be icing sugar, not buttercream. A much higher ratio of cake to icing.

Please understand the Americanism before you bitch about it! :P

Ass is as legitmate as arse, also.

gramar

'I'm loving the new song by that band'...I dunno if it's an americanism or not but it annoys the bollocks off of me.

aaronjumper

I've been corrupted. When I was young I used to say "Have a good day" now I say "Have a nice day"
The culture is wrecked, close Ireland it's done.

NIMAN

Movies.

snowflaker

I'm good.

aargh

RobbingBandit

We're all living in Amerika, Amerika is wunderbar.

Academic

It's that time again, I guess.

Every couple of months After Hours (re-)discovers that Hiberno‐English and American-English are different ...

Beyondgone

Academic wrote: »

It's that time again, I guess.

Every couple of months After Hours (re-)discovers that Hiberno‐English and American-English are different ...

Aluminum.

Gavinz

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

You do the math.

Fanny Wank

I have two children (and zero baby goats)

Murrisk

Academic wrote: »

It's that time again, I guess.

Every couple of months After Hours (re-)discovers that Hiberno‐English and American-English are different ...

And that, because America is a cultural behemoth, we tend to pick the odd phrase. Why this surprises and upsets people, I do not know.

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

In before somebody falsely claims that 'soccer' is an Americanism.

Fanny Wank

Is "likely" an Americanism when used instead of "probably" or "more than likely"

I'll likely go for a drink

They likely won't win

Etc

Really annoys me, whenever I see it written I always have to re-read thinking "what the ****"

Already mentioned but it's arse, no ass

Capt'n Midnight

Pac1Man wrote: »

A word that is deeply entrenched in our vocabulary is the word 'awesome'.

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you're part of a team
Everything is awesome when we're living our dream

Cortina_MK_IV

American Football, the ultimate Americanism... Running with a "ball" under your arm while wearing a crash helmet is FOOTball.

McSween

Listen to how often they say 'right now' and how excited they are: 'i'm so excited that you guys are here.'

Beyondgone

McSween wrote: »

Listen to how often they say 'right now' and how excited they are: 'i'm so excited that you guys are here.'

"This is just so great!"


Is it? Is it really?

I prefer Irish cynicism to American gushyness. "This is a bit shye".. Yes, yes it is.

shaunr68

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

You do the math.

"s" - Moss, from the I.T. Crowd in response to Roy's suggestion that he do the math. Shortest comedy quotation ever?

padd b1975

So I can't really think of anything.

martyc5674

Twats at work "reaching out" to colleagues in the states.
And then asking them about their pro ceeee ces... my lord