Annoying Americanisms

[Ancient Citizen]

''Step up to the plate''
No, grasp the nettle, is much more acceptable than an irritating reference to Rounders in pyjamas.

''Take a rain check''
Or, ''I'd prefer not to, if you don't mind.''

Any more get right on your tits?

 

[The Pink Panther]

I hope you're not showing "disrespect"

 

[roaminblue]

"Baller" or "balling" when describing something good. I hate it.

Although watered down after a few years in England, my missus is an annoying Americanism so I get it a lot.

It's worse when one of her friends visits, she regressed. A good friend of hers came for a week a few months back. She spent the next month saying "literally" altogether too many times.

 

[Anonymous]

"Awesome". Hate it, hate it, hate it.

 

[StrangewaysHereWeCome]

I have noticed myself saying "can I get" in shops which is an Americanism. I've noticed daughter using a few which irritate me somewhat.

If aloominyum ever gets pronounced aloominum though I'm going to either.go on arampage or curl up somewhere.

 

[Thaksins Love Child]

More and more I hear people saying "like" in everything.

I was like, then I was like and he was like OMG. So annoying.

 

[mcmanus]

"sports fans".

 

[Ancient Citizen]

I have noticed myself saying "can I get" in shops which is an Americanism. I've noticed daughter using a few which irritate me somewhat.

If aloominyum ever gets pronounced aloominum though I'm going to either.go on arampage or curl up somewhere.

''Can I get'' is one in particular that should ensure that the utterer should immediately be set upon by surrounding bystanders and beaten to death.

 

[Gabriel]

Weapons of Mass Destruction

 

[mcmanus]

"enhanced interrogation" = "torture"