Apostrophe? So if you think it should read "god' most of these are just pedantic grammar Nazis." Is there some new use for an apostrophe where it can separate an interjection from the rest of the sentence?E.Blackadder said:
50 Americanisms That Brits Apparently Hate
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Mostly full of grammar nazis. Others just seem to hate certain words or phrases, which is weird. Some are just kind of "holier then thou" about certain phrases. I've never heard of deplane. I have never heard "wait on" in high usage either. Also eaterie. And "scotch-irish."
50. "I could care less" instead of "I couldn't care less" has to be the worst. Opposite meaning of what they're trying to say. Jonathan, Birmingham
That is the only one I can understand being a problem because it bothers me too. And is actually a completely different meaning. The rest are really stupid things to be annoyed about. I mean I just chock it up to cultural differences. I thinks it's kinda fun that we say things differently
That is the only one I can understand being a problem because it bothers me too. And is actually a completely different meaning. The rest are really stupid things to be annoyed about. I mean I just chock it up to cultural differences. I thinks it's kinda fun that we say things differently
Best video I've seen in ages.AngloDoom said:
Stephen Fry is one of the most brilliant men alive.
while there are some i've never heard, i realize i probably shouldn't go to the uk anytime soon.
also, whats the other pronunciation of z besides zee? 'cause i've only heard it one way,
also, whats the other pronunciation of z besides zee? 'cause i've only heard it one way,
I don't see a problem at all with most of them as in I use a quare few and thought absolutely nothing of it. I didn't know some of them even existed up until reading through this here but I do agree with a few to some degree. Again though, I just find a lot of it incredibly... nit-picky, for lack of a better word.
You should hear half the lingo that the Northern Irish come up with! "Scundered" and "wick" being feelings of silliness and embarrassment etc. but that's just two plucked from a huge list.
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You should hear half the lingo that the Northern Irish come up with! "Scundered" and "wick" being feelings of silliness and embarrassment etc. but that's just two plucked from a huge list.
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Most of this list sounds like simple nit-picking over expression of concept or use of bad grammar. And... although some of theses are from the UK, most of the list seems to be quotes from Americans... so I'm a bit confused to why it's listed as annoying to Brits.
*shrug* That aside, I can understand and agree with many of these. "It is what it is" has always immediately raised my hackles. "As opposed to what, numbnuts? It is what it isn't? If that's all you have to add to the conversation, please just leave yourself out next time, 'kay?"
*shrug* That aside, I can understand and agree with many of these. "It is what it is" has always immediately raised my hackles. "As opposed to what, numbnuts? It is what it isn't? If that's all you have to add to the conversation, please just leave yourself out next time, 'kay?"
It be "zed"! Although "zee" fits in with the rhyme a lot better, lmao.cthulhumythos said:
Next thing you know you'll be sipping on tea and chowing down on crumpets!Thaa said:
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It's a joke.
Browsing the thread, so many Americans have said we're "Overreacting". These people need to understand that a staple of British humour is to over/under react. It's just how we are.
The list is hilarious, by the by - And I'm sure most sensible Brits/Americans will take it in jest.
On a more serious note, can we please stop arguing over who the language belongs to? It belongs to the long dead Anglo-Saxon/Norman aristocracy that ruled the native Briton Celts from the post-Roman to Tudor period.
Also, can you guys stop saying stuff about tea and crumpets? We don't see it as charming or quaint. The majority of English people fit the bill of 'Rough, working-class, cynical, drunk' similar to our Scottish, Welsh and Irish neighbours (No offense to you guys, you know we love you.)rather than 'Preppy, Upper-class chinless twit, crumpets.'
Browsing the thread, so many Americans have said we're "Overreacting". These people need to understand that a staple of British humour is to over/under react. It's just how we are.
The list is hilarious, by the by - And I'm sure most sensible Brits/Americans will take it in jest.
On a more serious note, can we please stop arguing over who the language belongs to? It belongs to the long dead Anglo-Saxon/Norman aristocracy that ruled the native Briton Celts from the post-Roman to Tudor period.
Also, can you guys stop saying stuff about tea and crumpets? We don't see it as charming or quaint. The majority of English people fit the bill of 'Rough, working-class, cynical, drunk' similar to our Scottish, Welsh and Irish neighbours (No offense to you guys, you know we love you.)rather than 'Preppy, Upper-class chinless twit, crumpets.'
'Zed'.cthulhumythos said:
Isn't 'bi-weekly' twice a week, whereas 'a fortnight' is a period of two weeks?
Soo... in fact 29 is completely wrong unless I'm mistaken.
The rest are just people complaining about how Americans have a different vocabulary to us, which is sort of pathetic (except the ones which genuinely are grammatically wrong).
Soo... in fact 29 is completely wrong unless I'm mistaken.
The rest are just people complaining about how Americans have a different vocabulary to us, which is sort of pathetic (except the ones which genuinely are grammatically wrong).
As a Scotsman I have more issues with the article rather than Americanisms...
For example Number 39. Where apparently the correct phrase is Scots not Scotch. Actually, I'm pretty sure it's Scottish.
I also cannot believe they left out the change of Aluminium to Aluminum. You didn't change any other element ending in "ium" Eg Litium or Calcium... why Aluminium?
But I Definitely do agree with the last one... "I could care less" (Meaning I don't care). But if we break it down, saying I could care less, means that I could care to a lesser degree than the amount I am caring right now. When really what you mean is "I couldn't care less." as stated.
For example Number 39. Where apparently the correct phrase is Scots not Scotch. Actually, I'm pretty sure it's Scottish.
I also cannot believe they left out the change of Aluminium to Aluminum. You didn't change any other element ending in "ium" Eg Litium or Calcium... why Aluminium?
But I Definitely do agree with the last one... "I could care less" (Meaning I don't care). But if we break it down, saying I could care less, means that I could care to a lesser degree than the amount I am caring right now. When really what you mean is "I couldn't care less." as stated.
