Annoying Americanisms

[neko]

gill-cup* to both zucchini and yo-gurt.

 

i'm billingual though, so I say yog-ert.

 

nobody would know what a courgette is here....same with aubergene (eggplant)

 

* 

[Remmie]

Haha Monty Pie-thon

[Paul]

Color me really fucking irritated by both the spelling and existence of this stupid fucking phrase.

[Paul]

Whilst I wouldn't presume to try and educate a teacher on the etymology (probably the wrong word in itself), I remember hearing that the dropped h was related to where the English language was at, when the first major migrations to America occurred, and that the h has been dropped and reinserted by proper native English speakers over the centuries according to fashion. Could be wrong like, and it is very irritating, but may not be as faux as presumed.

I'm absolutely no expert on etymology, mate (in fact I'm not an expert on anything; just a gobshite teacher who's a bit anal about punctuation). I absolutely defer to your knowledge on the matter.

[MokTheAfflicted]

As always, it comes down to us Canadians to navigate our way between the two cultures and make the correct decision for all spelling and grammatical situations.

 

We are dominated by our neighbours to the south, but still cling to our European (English/French) heritage.

 

We tend to speak more clearly (which is why many successful US news anchors are Canadian), but can also spell a million times better than the average American.

 

My biggest annoyances are 'Warshington', 'ruff' (roof) and 'foy-er' (foy-ay)

Have to love the Canadians! 

 

More preferable to any other North American culture  :)

[MokTheAfflicted]

My Scots/Irish ancestry must be what is making me both angry and facepalming at the same time.

I think its Whisky if its Scotch/Scottish and Whiskey in Ireland,I am led to believe.

While we are on about faux Americanisms,its not a Gar-arge unless you are French. Its just a plain old Gar-age if you claim to be some kind of English speaker.

Its whisky if it's Scotch. 

The people are Scottish.  (and proud of if it)

[VladimirIlyich]

Its whisky if it's Scotch.

The people are Scottish. (and proud of if it)

I thought thats what i said?

[Champ]

I thought thats what i said?

 

I thought that's what you said too! 'Scotch' referred to the drink not the people, did it not?

[Champ]

I havent read the whole thread but one thing that really bugs me is the over-complication of the sizing of your cup of whatever. What was so wrong about small, medium and large that the smallest size needed to be re-invented as grande (large in anyone's language, surely?)

[VladimirIlyich]

I thought that's what you said too! 'Scotch' referred to the drink not the people, did it not?

Thats the way i intended it to sound. It does annoy me that people,usually thick Southerners,refer to the people as scotch rather than Scottish.

I always know that if its spelt Whiskey its Irish,or not Scottish at least.

[Champ]

Thats the way i intended it to sound. It does annoy me that people,usually thick Southerners,refer to the people as scotch rather than Scottish.

I always know that if its spelt Whiskey its Irish,or not Scottish at least.

 

Us northerners need to stick together.

While I'm not in the least Scottish it drives me nuts the way southerners, as you say, speak about Scotland (and the north) as if we've barely got running water in our homes.

 

I'll never forget when I went to uni being asked if we had traffic lights. It was in jest but.....

[Lee909]

Its whisky if it's Scotch.

The people are Scottish. (and proud of if it)

I hear the alcohol content is higher in the latet.

[VladimirIlyich]

Us northerners need to stick together.

While I'm not in the least Scottish it drives me nuts the way southerners, as you say, speak about Scotland (and the north) as if we've barely got running water in our homes.

 

I'll never forget when I went to uni being asked if we had traffic lights. It was in jest but.....

To be fair Champ,when you went to Uni it was the early days of electricity(smiley winky thing.)

[Champ]

To be fair Champ,when you went to Uni it was the early days of electricity(smiley winky thing.)

 

You watch what you're doing with that smiley winky thing, you hear!

[VladimirIlyich]

You watch what you're doing with that smiley winky thing, you hear!

I will, Mum.

[Champ]

I will, Mum.

Ya cheeky sod!

Just because you've found someone on here older than you...

[Mustangt125]

Why do British people put an R on the end of words that end in A?

 

South Africker? 

 

No, it's South Africa.

 

Didier Drogber!

[TheHowieLama]

No idear.

[Guest Numero Veinticinco]

Why do British people put an R on the end of words that end in A?

 

South Africker? 

 

No, it's South Africa.

 

Didier Drogber!

Erm, we don't. Well, people from Bristol might, but they're their own cousins.

[TheHowieLama]

It's a New England thing - pacifically Connecticut.

[PestiRed]

Got an American boss. He's sound but following things annoy me

 

Dude - shite word, especially when he thinks that my response of la is daft

 

Inability to say cunt like he means it, Just doesn't appreciate or bring out the power of the word

 

Says fuck you instead of fuck off

[General Dryness]

Got an American boss. He's sound but following things annoy me

 

Dude - shite word, especially when he thinks that my response of la is daft

 

Inability to say cunt like he means it, Just doesn't appreciate or bring out the power of the word

 

Says fuck you instead of fuck off

 

Swearing is amongst the many things that the UK generally do better than America.

[PestiRed]

Swearing is amongst the many things that the UK generally do better than America.

It's true - I would go further and say that the further North you go in the UK, the better that swearing sounds. I am far superior to Cockney swearing but have to doff my cap to the Scots. There's a reason why Malcolm Tucker was written as a Scottish character

[Sugar Ape]

When Americans ask for their coffee with cream are they just asking for milk or actual cream? Googled it but just getting people babbling on about half and half whatever the fuck that is.

[magicrat]

5 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

When Americans ask for their coffee with cream are they just asking for milk or actual cream? Googled it but just getting people babbling on about half and half whatever the fuck that is.

Coffee over there is usually shite . Weak mud coloured piss.

Never mind milk or cream they should put some coffee in it.