Irritating American names for things

ShatterAlan · 20-11-2020 8:33pm

trashcan wrote: »

Definitely a rural thing, growing up in Dublin it was always football. GAA was gaa.

I don't have a problem with the term "soccer".

The two types of football played back in the day were

Rugby Football

and

Association Football.

People, particularly kids, nicknamed Rugby Football "Rugger" and Association Football "Soccer"

"Soccer" was a name used to refer to football (with a round ball) in England long before the Americans had any say in the matter.

ShatterAlan · 20-11-2020 8:49pm

Thelonious Monk wrote: »

I don't like how "I know right?" is seeping into our language in Ireland. "My bad" annoys me too and just seems to be accepted now as normal.
Even "Can I get" instead of could I have irritates me, and that immigrated here a good few years ago from across the pond.

You American WANKER!

Sir Oxman · 20-11-2020 9:04pm

Deleted User wrote: »

"Math" seems to be gaining traction this side of the pond. And those who use the term "soccer" to describe a football game should be forced to operate a hotdog stand in an abandoned carpark.

Haven't time to go through whole thread.
I don't mind the differences, we have them too.
But I agree with you, it's when gobshoites here adopt their words that gets me pissed (see what I did there)

Westernworld. · 20-11-2020 9:08pm

Sir Oxman wrote: »

Haven't time to go through whole thread.
I don't mind the differences, we have them too.
But I agree with you, it's when gobshoites here adopt their words that gets me pissed (see what I did there)

It's actually good when people here adopt americanisms imo

It homogenises the global english nothing wrong with that

Alejandro68 · 20-11-2020 9:11pm

To me you Irish have strange and annoying words for every day things. This thread just seems like an American bashing one. So my question is why does American words annoy you so much? When there are other slang words from other countries that invade your speech?

ShatterAlan · 20-11-2020 9:15pm

Tony EH wrote: »

Soother - Pacifier

Roll - Sub

Pram - Stroller

Titbit - Tidbit (cos they're afraid to say tit)

And, not a word for something, but more of a saying, "I could care less". Drives me up the bloody wall. It's ...couldn't care less. COULDN'T care less.

There's a popular bar-food (pub grub) dish in the US (at least in NY when I used to live there called "Steak Tidbits". It's basically small pieces of steak on a garlic bread baguette and has maybe onions and melted cheese on top. It's pretty good.

I went into one place and, like you mentioned, not only was the word "tit" too risque.....it seems so to was the word "tid" (Heavens forbid it might sound like "tit") so they called this dish "Steak Thumbits"

What a bunch of effing prudes.

ShatterAlan · 20-11-2020 9:15pm

Alejandro68 wrote: »

To me you Irish have strange and annoying words for every day things. This thread just seems like an American bashing one. So my question is why does American words annoy you so much? When there are other slang words from other countries that invade your speech?

Like what?

Why the fuck would you call a quilt a "comforter"?

Why would you call an exhaust pipe a "muffler" ...... high-tech term that..."muffler"?

A "cookie" for a biscuit? WTF?

A "pinky" for one's little finger?

"Hey, would you guys like some barbecue?" (Do you mean FOOD?)

They call indicators (you know, those lights on a vehicle that indicate if you are turning left or right) ...they call them "directionals" GIVE ME PEACE!

Sir Oxman · 20-11-2020 9:15pm

Westernworld. wrote: »

It's actually good when people here adopt americanisms imo

It homogenises the global english nothing wrong with that

Hmm.
No.

Sir Oxman · 20-11-2020 9:17pm

Alejandro68 wrote: »

To me you Irish have strange and annoying words for every day things. This thread just seems like an American bashing one. So my question is why does American words annoy you so much? When there are other slang words from other countries that invade your speech?

Because Amercianisms emitting from an Irish gob sound utterly ridiculous.

Westernworld. · 20-11-2020 9:18pm

Sir Oxman wrote: »

Hmm.
No.

It's gonna happen , like what does it matter

Alejandro68 · 20-11-2020 9:22pm

ShatterAlan wrote: »

Like what?

Like your slang is different from other countries and dialects. To take this higher ground on linguistics is a joke.IMO

Westernworld. · 20-11-2020 9:27pm

It's not like Oxford English can be preserved globally

It's already gone

The Continental Op · 20-11-2020 9:40pm

I don't know why this one annoys me but it does. Companies where every department seems to have its own "Vice President".

Its American leave it to the Americans but a quick look at some jobs advertised in Ireland comes up with ....

Vice President Finance
Vice President Fund Accounting
Vice President Research and Development
Vice President Compliance
Junior Vice President
......
before long every intern will be a Assistant Junior Subordinate Secondary Minor Under Vice President.

SineadSpears · 20-11-2020 9:42pm

Alejandro68 wrote: »

Like your slang is different from other countries and dialects. To take this higher ground on linguistics is a joke.IMO

Its just a joke Alejandro. We like to take the piss out of others for the craic.

I'm from Dublin & when a bogger writes in Dublin talk on a thread, I think its hilarious.
Sometimes I don't even realise how I sound until someone tries to slag Dublin. Like 'gerrup outta dat'. I love Dublin & our way of speaking. Others can rip it to pieces but doesn't bother me in the slightest :pac:

The J Stands for Jay · 20-11-2020 9:48pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

To be an F1 driver nowadays it seems you must start every sentence with "I mean...". Ricciardo, Norris, Albon...just to name three. Thankfully there are no American drivers, though Stroll's voice would go through you at times. I think he starts most sentences with "I mean..." too.

For sure

swiwi_ · 20-11-2020 9:58pm

Off of.

He jumped off of the cliff.

Annoys me every time.

An Ri rua · 20-11-2020 9:59pm

SineadSpears wrote: »

Its just a joke Alejandro. We like to take the piss out of others for the craic.

I'm from Dublin & when a bogger writes in Dublin talk on a thread, I think its hilarious.
Sometimes I don't even realise how I sound until someone tries to slag Dublin. Like 'gerrup outta dat'. I love Dublin & our way of speaking. Others can rip it to pieces but doesn't bother me in the slightest :pac:

Ah here, leave it out!

An Ri rua · 20-11-2020 10:04pm

Hellrazer wrote: »

Sam Hain (like rain) for Samhain in some horror movies...does my head in.
Almost as bad as St Pattys Day!!!

Username checks out

ShatterAlan · 20-11-2020 10:10pm

Alejandro68 wrote: »

Like your slang is different from other countries and dialects. To take this higher ground on linguistics is a joke.IMO

But we aren't talking slang here, we're talking normal words that are used in the everyday vernacular.

A lot of Americanisms were just invented in order to sound different, unique, apart, from other English speakers.

Why can't they just let grey be grey instead of "gray"? ...Wow, that's such an enlightened little spelling to make a new identity. Why not obay instead of obey.

It's some pathological need to try and be unique. I was on a ferry from Tarifa to Tangiers and there were a few Americans there and one of them piped up to the others and said "Guys, this is awesome. We're going to (wait for it) "Muh-ROE-KOE".

It's not difficult to pronounce Morocco correctly but this twonk just wanted to invent a new pronunciation no matter how stupid it sounded.

ShatterAlan · 20-11-2020 10:21pm

Alejandro68 wrote: »

Like your slang is different from other countries and dialects. To take this higher ground on linguistics is a joke.IMO

Slang?

I think you should get more CALCUM in your diet, cut down on the SODUM, have some bananas and to-MAY-toes to boost your POTASSUM levels then inflate some HELUM balloons with your kids and cover the dinner in ALOOMINUM foil before you poop yourself :pac:

SineadSpears · 20-11-2020 10:25pm

An Ri rua wrote: »

Ah here, leave it out!

That language is too posh for me, gerrup outta dat you

Gaoth Laidir · 20-11-2020 10:29pm

What I can't stand is the increasing proliferation of American accents in not just our kids but also in highflying corporate wannabes who've just completed an MBA. Someone from the middle of Kerry or Kilkenny shows a noticeable change in accent and increase in corporate bull**** terms by the day, all in the mistaken believe that it will improve their appearance. Isation changes to ...ization, and of course, at this time of the year they're all using up their annual leave...vacation days.

There's nothing wrong with Americans themselves speaking their dialect. Everywhere has a dialect, and Ireland is no exception. It's when the thick Irish wafflers feel the need to change their whole way of communicating to give them a mistaken sense of superiority that I have a problem. Dumbass a-holes, man.

New Home · 20-11-2020 10:58pm

ShatterAlan wrote: »

There's a popular bar-food (pub grub) dish in the US (at least in NY when I used to live there called "Steak Tidbits". It's basically small pieces of steak on a garlic bread baguette and has maybe onions and melted cheese on top. It's pretty good.

I went into one place and, like you mentioned, not only was the word "tit" too risque.....it seems so to was the word "tid" (Heavens forbid it might sound like "tit") so they called this dish "Steak Thumbits"

What a bunch of effing prudes.

I wonder what they call blue tits, coal tits, etc (the birds, I mean).

Mad_maxx · 20-11-2020 11:14pm

baloney sandwich instead of ham sandwich

The Continental Op · 20-11-2020 11:17pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

baloney sandwich instead of ham sandwich

So what a load of ham then?

Hamsterchops · 20-11-2020 11:42pm

Deleted User wrote: »

"Math" seems to be gaining traction this side of the pond.

With more than a little help from Pat Kenny on his Newstalk radio show, where he never misses an opportunity to drop the s and do the math :mad:

Media plays a massive part in how our language changes & evolves, so we could do without people like Mr Kenny and his "ever so cool" use of math!

More people should text or phone-in to complain.

Stateofyou · 21-11-2020 10:59am

ShatterAlan wrote: »

Like what?

Why the fuck would you call a quilt a "comforter"?

Why would you call an exhaust pipe a "muffler" ...... high-tech term that..."muffler"?

A "cookie" for a biscuit? WTF?

A "pinky" for one's little finger?

"Hey, would you guys like some barbecue?" (Do you mean FOOD?)

They call indicators (you know, those lights on a vehicle that indicate if you are turning left or right) ...they call them "directionals" GIVE ME PEACE!

They call them turn signals, actually.

One of the amusing things about this whole topic is the amount of hate or annoyance on certain words or phrases that aren't even said by them. :pac:

Another amusing thing is that some of you don't seem to allow for any respect whatsoever for their own culture. Biscuits and gravy is a very popular breakfast dish there, and chicken and dumplings (the dumplings are more like biscuits) is a popular dinner meal. They're both traditional meals. Biscuits there are almost always savoury or plain. Cookies aren't even close to what a biscuit is anyway, which to us are scones.

Barbecue is a reference to cooking food specifically on such a piece of equipment called a barbeque. I found that most American homes had a bbq. It's a cooking method or specific style of food there which is popular because they actually have decent summers and spend a majority of it outside and/or camping. They bring their bbq's when camping and in fact many sites around the country actually have them built into their grounds in each space. It's just their culture, get over it. I suppose you really hate it when Australians refer to it as a barbie. lol.
Some of you really haven't a clue and it shows.

Stateofyou · 21-11-2020 11:06am

ShatterAlan wrote: »

"Hey, would you guys like some barbecue?" (Do you mean FOOD?)

"Would you like to stay for tea?"

(Do you mean FOOD?)

Yea, we do it too. :rolleyes:

Purgative · 21-11-2020 12:17pm

My one major bugbear is Math, as in "You do the Math".

FFS its Maths short for Mathematics and even the feckin snidey spellchecker picks it up as wrong. Pretty sure they should be saying Arithmetic in any case.

Westernworld. · 21-11-2020 12:23pm

Purgative wrote: »

My one major bugbear is Math, as in "You do the Math".

FFS its Maths short for Mathematics and even the feckin snidey spellchecker picks it up as wrong. Pretty sure they should be saying Arithmetic in any case.

And Math is short for Maths

Like what's the big deal

Purgative · 21-11-2020 12:30pm

Westernworld. wrote: »

And Math is short for Maths

Like what's the big deal

Big deal? What's the big deal with the rest of the thread?

We're all just pi55ing into the wind, instead going out into the real world..

The Continental Op · 21-11-2020 12:46pm

Purgative wrote: »

Big deal? What's the big deal with the rest of the thread?

We're all just pi55ing into the wind, instead going out into the real world..

Getting to that point where we should be giving it a quick shake and putting it away till the next time.

Hamsterchops · 21-11-2020 12:58pm

Windshield windscreen ✓

dxhound2005 · 21-11-2020 12:58pm

Purgative wrote: »

My one major bugbear is Math, as in "You do the Math".

FFS its Maths short for Mathematics and even the feckin snidey spellchecker picks it up as wrong. Pretty sure they should be saying Arithmetic in any case.

Arithmetics.

Montage of Feck · 21-11-2020 1:11pm

Mad_maxx wrote: »

baloney sandwich instead of ham sandwich

Baloney isnt ham its a type of sausage meat. The real is issue is the use of the word baloney instead of bologna.

vriesmays · 21-11-2020 2:55pm

Ball ta moir instead of Bal tee more.

valoren · 21-11-2020 9:26pm

Golf.

Birdie is one under par for a hole.
Eagle is two under par for a hole.
Albatross is three under par for a hole.
Continuing the ornothology theme, a Condor is four under par for the hole.

In America? An albatross (3 under par) is called a Double Eagle. It makes no sense. Mathematically, a double eagle is 4 under i.e. a Condor but that's what they call it.

Westernworld. · 21-11-2020 10:48pm

I don't mind the new use of the word takeaway

It's when they extend it and start asking what's your " key takeaways"

I get this urge to start replying about curry chips and burgers

dxhound2005 · 21-11-2020 10:52pm

Westernworld. wrote: »

I don't mind the new use of the word takeaway

It's when they extend it and start asking what's your " key takeaways"

I get this urge to start replying about curry chips and burgers

You have adapted OK to the oddity that is "curry chips".

whisky_galore · 22-11-2020 2:27pm

Westernworld. wrote: »

I don't mind the new use of the word takeaway

It's when they extend it and start asking what's your " key takeaways"

I get this urge to start replying about curry chips and burgers

Like most of these words, it made an easy transition to business bullshít bingo here.

Kaybaykwah · 22-11-2020 2:36pm

Montage of Feck wrote: »

Baloney isnt ham its a type of sausage meat. The real is issue is the use of the word baloney instead of bologna.

If you dhink abboud id tho, them eyetalians fresh from the docks would prolly have pernounced it data way.

The last syllable is a sloppy pronunciation that does away with the "a."

Kaybaykwah · 22-11-2020 2:52pm

I get a bug kick outta this thread. I am on the receiving end of it, and it makes me think back to the shock of dealing with another vernacular when living in Ireland.

Quebec French differs quite a bit from that in France, but that is the fun of it, and it is valid unless you think the "mother country" has the last word on words. We need a world that isn't totally standardized.

Gaoth Laidir · 22-11-2020 6:01pm

Why do most Irish radio stations use American accents in their jingles? Do they outsource the recording to a third party in the US or is there another reason?

TheUnderfaker · 22-11-2020 6:06pm

Probably covered already but need to get these off my chest:

- Winningest
- Burglarized

Bonus one Irish people say even though it's not a word:

- Irregardless

Hyperbollix · 22-11-2020 6:23pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Why do most Irish radio stations use American accents in their jingles? Do they outsource the recording to a third party in the US or is there another reason?

They think it sounds more authentic and/or the person doing the jingle actually has one those dreadful mid atlantic acCENTS? You what the ones that go up at the end of every senTENCE? Like everything is a quesTION?

The Continental Op · 22-11-2020 6:35pm

TheUnderfaker wrote: »

Probably covered already but need to get these off my chest:

- Winningest
- Burglarized

Bonus one Irish people say even though it's not a word:

- Irregardless

Really bugs me that one and its use has become quite common.

I notice that Irregardless gets the red squiggly line under it as a spelling mistake but googles spell checker is happy with the other two :mad:

Aren't people just mixing up irrespective and regardless to get irregardless?

towger · 22-11-2020 6:46pm

Cupcakes

Omackeral · 22-11-2020 7:05pm

Regardless is already a negative meaning without regard. So irregardless makes no sense at all. Without without regard?

dxhound2005 · 22-11-2020 7:12pm

Gaoth Laidir wrote: »

Why do most Irish radio stations use American accents in their jingles? Do they outsource the recording to a third party in the US or is there another reason?

How can you listen to so many stations?

dxhound2005 · 22-11-2020 7:15pm

TheUnderfaker wrote: »

Probably covered already but need to get these off my chest:

- Winningest
- Burglarized

Bonus one Irish people say even though it's not a word:

- Irregardless

You know better than the people who compile dictionaries?

https://www.onelook.com/?w=irregardless&ls=a&loc=home_ac_irre

Irritating American names for things

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