50 Americanisms That Brits Apparently Hate
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I'm going to try and use each of these every day simply to spite any British people I may meet.
I should probably mention that I'm from America and have no idea how that works*Mr. Brightside said:
That list is funny. As a Canadian, I can say I've never seen or heard two thirds of what the Brits are complaining about. Some of the ones I have heard don't seem like that big a deal. Cart vs Trolley? Turning 21? Train station? What do the British say in stead of train station?
But a lot of the things they named would irritate me as well. Do people in the US really say "winningest"? Now that's just awful.
But a lot of the things they named would irritate me as well. Do people in the US really say "winningest"? Now that's just awful.
So, say the word was lueftenant in Old French, Middle English didn't have a word for that rank, so they took it as their own, starting saying either luef-tenant or lef-tenant, and that was that for a while. Then when the languages evolved into Modern French and English, it became Lieutenant, but the old pronunciation remained the same.JaceArveduin said:
I am not reading through 6 pages of posts to see if this was covered.Easton Dark said:
In the 80s there was a show on TV called Fantasy Island. In this show there was one French midget, Hervé Villechaize, that would run out at the beginning of the show ringing a bell and shouting "Deplane! Deplane!" when the plane would arrive at the island with the new guests. This is the only time I have ever heard anyone say that and he was butchering "The plane! The plane!". I would cringe if I heard anyone say deplane just because of that show.
And just so you can also enjoy this historical bit of TV nostalgia:
http://youtu.be/1x_QbVDlLbI?t=33s
http://youtu.be/iwaEydIpS0E?t=48s
Oh, and Hervé apparently spent some time singing too... Yeah, I think I will gladly miss out on that.
"that'll learn you"? Winningest? Who says these things? I live in America and I've never heard a lot of things on that list.
In French it would be, yes. Which is why it is Loo-tenant. But if a non-French speaking person came across it, they wouldn't know the 'f' was silent, so they would pronounce it with the rest of the word.JaceArveduin said:
That's odd... Thanks for the info, now I just have to wonder how I learned to pronounce it correctly. xDMr. Brightside said:
How sad is your life when you're such a miserable pedantic git that you get pissed off at words? GO OUTSIDE the sun misses you. Meet a nice person, go on a date, strike up a conversation with an old friend, DO SOMETHING just quit being petty it's irritating at best.
You know what I'm gonna let Stephen fry take it from here.
You know what I'm gonna let Stephen fry take it from here.
Well ok, I have heard that phrase, but only used comedically, never seriously. Also, can someone explain this to me? "46. I hear more and more people pronouncing the letter Z as "zee". Not happy about it! Ross, London" How the hell else would you say it.Loop Stricken said:
34, 35, 36, 38, 41, 42, 44, 45, and 49.
All of you. Turn in your licenses to have opinions please. You're clearly abusing them. I mean come on, that is the most nitpicky shit I've ever even heard, and really it reinforces British stereotypes I didn't even know existed until just now. Not to say I believe them, just illustrating that this article seems to have deliberately sought out utter wankers to get answers from.
All of you. Turn in your licenses to have opinions please. You're clearly abusing them. I mean come on, that is the most nitpicky shit I've ever even heard, and really it reinforces British stereotypes I didn't even know existed until just now. Not to say I believe them, just illustrating that this article seems to have deliberately sought out utter wankers to get answers from.