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Americanisms gone too far, are you guilty?

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    #242
    cdgalwegian
    Registered Users Posts: 1,910 ✭✭✭cdgalwegian


    M.T. Cranium wrote: »
    Like dude, what are you even asking?


    Well, apparently, some Irish people here take it the whole nine yards. Boom.









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    #243
    MetzgerMeister
    Registered Users Posts: 19,854 ✭✭✭✭MetzgerMeister


    I have friends from Kazakhstan who grew up watching American shows and films and learned their English through that from a very early age. Every English word they speak is with that American accent with the affectation at the end of every sentence

    "I dunno, we're like going out to get some FOOOOOOOOOOOD and then going to get some DRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINKS"

    It annoys me but since they're good friends I let them off :pac:


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    #244
    realdanbreen
    Registered Users Posts: 8,103 ✭✭✭realdanbreen


    Up Donegal wrote: »
    Did the (over?)use of the adjective 'cool' as in, for example, "that's a cool car you've got!"/"those are cool shoes!"/"I'm cool with you doing that" etc originate in America. It just does my head in!:confused:
    It's kind of strange that 'cool ' is still a cool word 50 years on.


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    #245
    RobMc59
    Registered Users Posts: 4,831 ✭✭✭RobMc59


    The way they say aluminium gets me(aloominum)


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    #246
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users Posts: 5,970 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    I do use the American version of Router because I work with people internationally via phone:

    R-ow-ter as opposed to R-oo-ter

    (However I do say r-oo-ting/roots etc.)


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    #247
    TheIrishGrover
    Registered Users Posts: 5,970 ✭✭✭TheIrishGrover


    Well, with the US/English pronunciation:

    The scientist who discovered aluminium was inconsistent with his spelling of it. Originally he spelled it aluminum (US spelling/pronunciation) but later used the ium spelling/pronunciation to keep it in line with other chemicals like sodium/calcium etc.


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    #248
    cdgalwegian
    Registered Users Posts: 1,910 ✭✭✭cdgalwegian


    MetzgerMeister wrote: »
    I have friends from Kazakhstan who grew up watching American shows and films and learned their English through that from a very early age. Every English word they speak is with that American accent with the affectation at the end of every sentence

    "I dunno, we're like going out to get some FOOOOOOOOOOOD and then going to get some DRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINKS"

    It annoys me but since they're good friends I let them off :pac:


    I had a meal on the 'floating' Chinese restaurant in Amsterdam last year. The Chinese waiter had an American accent, and I asked him what part of America he was from- "Amsterdam". :rolleyes: Not a trace of Dutch (or Chinese) accent in him. Pretty, pretty, pretttty common.







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    #249
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    Currently there is a full-on tussle between biscuit & cookie, with 'biscuit' just about holding on to life in Ireland, Mum/Mam is in a massive battle with Mom, while crisps seem to be safe for now from the dreaded chips? Buoy is definitely remaining Boy (no contest), same goes for aluminium which is also safe :)

    Sidewalk hasn't appeared yet (thank God), while our holidays are definitely in a major war with vacation!
    Elevator' is giving 'lift' a very hard time, so much so that the lift might go the way of the Red squirrel if we don't protect it from the non native species :o

    Please protect our lifts.


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    #250
    LeYouth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 161 ✭✭LeYouth


    Nope


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    #251
    Pythagorean
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭Pythagorean


    Shortly after I arrived in America, I went for a burger in a small "Mom and Pop" type joint. The proprietor asked me if I wanted mayo on the burger. I was quite bemused by this, and I thought he meant Mayo, as in the west of Ireland !!. Another time I asked for 20 Marlboro in a shop, and they disappeared into their storeroom and came out with 20 packets of 20 Marlboro !! Just as well I didn't ask for some fags !!


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    #252
    Feisar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,597 ✭✭✭Feisar


    cdgalwegian wrote: »
    I had a meal on the 'floating' Chinese restaurant in Amsterdam last year. The Chinese waiter had an American accent, and I asked him what part of America he was from- "Amsterdam". :rolleyes: Not a trace of Dutch (or Chinese) accent in him. Pretty, pretty, pretttty common.






    Is that not more down to where/how one learns English though?

    First they came for the socialists...



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    #253
    Feisar
    Registered Users Posts: 6,597 ✭✭✭Feisar


    My brother says semI instead of semi, tit.

    First they came for the socialists...



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    #254
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,133 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    LeYouth wrote: »
    Nope

    Nope to what man?


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    #255
    unhappys10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 692 ✭✭✭unhappys10


    Pythagorean wrote: »
    Shortly after I arrived in America, I went for a burger in a small "Mom and Pop" type joint. The proprietor asked me if I wanted mayo on the burger. I was quite bemused by this, and I thought he meant Mayo, as in the west of Ireland !!. Another time I asked for 20 Marlboro in a shop, and they disappeared into their storeroom and came out with 20 packets of 20 Marlboro !! Just as well I didn't ask for some fags !!
    You would have needed a shopping cart


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    #256
    Thelonious Monk
    Registered Users Posts: 13,745 ✭✭✭✭Thelonious Monk


    ikr?


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    #257
    CrankyHaus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭CrankyHaus


    Hamsterchops wrote: »
    Buoy is definitely remaining Boy (no contest), same goes for aluminium which is also safe :)
    .

    The yanks are in the right on this one IME. Describing various Buoys just gets confusing to your audience. Boo-ey is superior pronunciation because it can't be confused with boy.

    However some of their other maritime affectations are a little silly. Grown men obsessing over calling the jacks onboard the Head so they can feel like they're in the Marines. Who gives a toss what you call it.


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    #258
    simongurnick
    Registered Users Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭simongurnick


    I live in Canada and 4 of my kids are born here. They all call the "trunk" the boot. So dont worry folks, we're fighting back from the inside


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