Americanism

lifes2short · Sep 17, 2018

I'm finding more and more shop staff saying "have a nice day" after paying for something these days, especially the younger generation, just like the American "yoll have a nice day now"

Wanderer · Sep 17, 2018

I hate the forming of verbs out of nouns, ie ‘I’ve been burgularized’ and not ‘I’ve been burguled’

TridentTested · Sep 17, 2018

My daughter, like, says 'like', as like every second, like, word.

And she goes to private school. There's no hope.

TridentTested · Sep 17, 2018

Goodfella said:
"Can I get"

No, you cant. F*ck off.

I heard a lovely story about this one. A guy asked the old dear behind the counter in a tea shop "can I get a coffee?", and without any intention of sarcasm she replied with a smile "Oh no dear, you take a seat, I'll get the coffee"

lifes2short · Sep 17, 2018

TridentTested said:
My daughter, like, says 'like', as like every second, like, word.

And she goes to private school. There's no hope.

ha ha ha ditto, youngest daughter private school education and now at Uni and I am gobsmacked in how much the "like" word is used, gets to the point of quite comical

GeoffCapes · Sep 17, 2018

Winningest. WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK?

Having won the most. Use the Queens English!

DaveT · Sep 17, 2018

My pet hate:

"I'm calling BS on that..."

Even seen it on here!

midlifecrisis · Sep 17, 2018

GeoffCapes said:
Winningest. WHAT THE ACTUAL F*CK?

Having won the most. Use the Queens English!

I actually like that phrase, it makes me laugh. It came from the MotoGP days when they were 2-stroke 500cc when the Americans dominated the series in the 80's.

Navcorr · Sep 17, 2018

midlifecrisis said:
It came from the MotoGP days

Incorrect. The first noted sporting use was a NASCAR referance a decade earlier. Typically used nowadays in reference to a team coach but has been part of US lingo for "donkey's years". How ever many that may be.

daverichardson · Sep 17, 2018

I recall a Sun headline!
Britain's most lovingest couple
presumably because they had 34 children

I still have a touch of the vapours when I recall the picture of them

midlifecrisis · Sep 17, 2018

Navcorr said:
Incorrect. The first noted sporting use was a NASCAR referance a decade earlier. Typically used nowadays in reference to a team coach but has been part of US lingo for "donkey's years". How ever many that may be.

For me it came from 500s, as you couldn't get NASCAR on eurosport...Toby Moody used to say it tongue in cheek.

34 kids is a lack of TV not a depth of love

Doohickey · Sep 17, 2018

The upward intonation in sentences winds me up, as if every statement is a question!

Wanderer · Sep 17, 2018

My mrs, as a linguist and a non-native English speaker, tho she speaks it better than what I do, hates with a vengeance ‘could of’ and ‘should of’, not an Americanism, but a thicko-britism...

Arfa · Sep 17, 2018

My pet hate: people who invite me to an event by sending me an invite and not an invitation. However, as mentioned previously it's the evolution of the language wether we like it or not.

rockits · Sep 17, 2018

Doohickey said:
The upward intonation in sentences winds me up, as if every statement is a question!

My 10yo son does it with copious overuse of like and basically! Glad to see my money is being well spent on his education! He is a very bright kid but I can't stand this new age speak.

I get moaned at every time I pull him up on each instance of like or basically & for speaking Australian!

Navcorr · Sep 17, 2018

Can we take a moment and imagine a reciprocal thread on ML. What must they think of a typical stiff ars*d Brit with their dodgy teeth and Victorian manner.

MrMickS · Sep 18, 2018

My favourite variation on 'winningest' is 'threepeat' to describe a three time winner.

midlifecrisis · Sep 18, 2018

My favourite labour, is to include the letter U to words, it adds so much colour and doesn't clamour any sentence.

allandwf · Sep 18, 2018

Unbelievably this exists!
https://lingojam.com/GangsterTalkTranslator

Wack61 · Sep 18, 2018

Starting a reply with so when asked a question and as mentioned, reaching out, if they're close enough to reach out to , just ask them

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