Annoying Americanisms

[Dunraven]

People who use the term 24/7 meaning something that's happening continuously. My daughter uses it all the time about my grandson being a bit hyper active. No!! he is'nt like it 24/7, he sleeps, I've seen him fucking do it.

 

[JULES]

People from different places speak in different ways. What's the problem exactly?

I mean this post has been fun to read, but none of this really gets you guys (sorry, sorry, "you lot?") that angry, does it?

For what it's worth, I quite like (better, see?) all of the Englandisms and several of them might be an improvement over what we say (see #3 below), but a few I have seen on here just don't seem to matter all that much.

Here's what I will say though:

1 - As an fairly educated American who understands geography/history/football at at least a passable level, I also find it quite annoying when people cannot tell the difference between a Manc accent, a Cockney accent, a Scottish Accent, and Irish accent, a South African accent, and an Australian accent. That is more than a little idiotic. Granted, I couldn't place every little English accent in every part of the country, but I think I can at least place the basics. I too would be annoyed were I from England and everyone thought I was Australian.

2 - There is literally (ahhh sorry!) TRULY I mean, truly no better commentator for the sport of football than an English one. (Some Scots are fine too.) As someone else mentioned earlier in the thread, the FA Cup final had an American play-by-play man on the broadcast in the States and he was beyond horrific. Far too much yelling in American sport play-by-play announcing. I love how most of the English television (fair compromise between tv and telly?) commentators understand that you don't have to say the name of every man who touches the ball every time and there is a way to build excitement in a subtle way without just screaming when something "important" happens. The English are also much more knowlegable it would seem on the game itself. I noticed when watching online streams of English broadcasts that the halftime commentary is far more in depth and intelligent than the usual Fox Soccer fair that we get. They actually trust their audience a bit.

3 - On an obvious note, "Football" is superior to "Soccer", "Pitch" is superior to "Field", "Physio" is superior to "Trainer", "Lovely bit of skill there" is superior to "AWESOME DRIBBLING SKILLZ DUDE", "Club" is superior to "Team", and "Fit" is superior to "Healthy Enough To Play" (though I will say that calling an attractive woman "fit" is one I've never quite been able to wrap my head around... so prepare for this question if you call a woman "fit" in front of an American: "Yeah, yeah but is she hot though?".. because fit here could mean she has a nice body but you are pointing it out to avoid mentioning that she has the face of a basset hound.

So yeah, we can be annoying, but are there no cultural relativists over there? We mean well.

just about sums it up

 

[green pennies]

People from different places speak in different ways. What's the problem exactly?

I mean this post has been fun to read, but none of this really gets you guys (sorry, sorry, "you lot?") that angry, does it?

For what it's worth, I quite like (better, see?) all of the Englandisms and several of them might be an improvement over what we say (see #3 below), but a few I have seen on here just don't seem to matter all that much.

Here's what I will say though:

1 - As an fairly educated American who understands geography/history/football at at least a passable level, I also find it quite annoying when people cannot tell the difference between a Manc accent, a Cockney accent, a Scottish Accent, and Irish accent, a South African accent, and an Australian accent. That is more than a little idiotic. Granted, I couldn't place every little English accent in every part of the country, but I think I can at least place the basics. I too would be annoyed were I from England and everyone thought I was Australian.

2 - There is literally (ahhh sorry!) TRULY I mean, truly no better commentator for the sport of football than an English one. (Some Scots are fine too.) As someone else mentioned earlier in the thread, the FA Cup final had an American play-by-play man on the broadcast in the States and he was beyond horrific. Far too much yelling in American sport play-by-play announcing. I love how most of the English television (fair compromise between tv and telly?) commentators understand that you don't have to say the name of every man who touches the ball every time and there is a way to build excitement in a subtle way without just screaming when something "important" happens. The English are also much more knowlegable it would seem on the game itself. I noticed when watching online streams of English broadcasts that the halftime commentary is far more in depth and intelligent than the usual Fox Soccer fair that we get. They actually trust their audience a bit.

3 - On an obvious note, "Football" is superior to "Soccer", "Pitch" is superior to "Field", "Physio" is superior to "Trainer", "Lovely bit of skill there" is superior to "AWESOME DRIBBLING SKILLZ DUDE", "Club" is superior to "Team", and "Fit" is superior to "Healthy Enough To Play" (though I will say that calling an attractive woman "fit" is one I've never quite been able to wrap my head around... so prepare for this question if you call a woman "fit" in front of an American: "Yeah, yeah but is she hot though?".. because fit here could mean she has a nice body but you are pointing it out to avoid mentioning that she has the face of a basset hound.

So yeah, we can be annoying, but are there no cultural relativists over there? We mean well.

just about sums it up

All those concessions I made and you got me on that one???

"bit harsh mate, if I'm being honest."

If "Church of Englandism" and "Little Englandism" are acceptable academic terms, I thought I stepped up to the plate and hit a line drive that clearly landed in fair territory with that one.

 

[Tourist since 1971]

Well done green pennies, a superb post. Just the right amount of ego-massaging to help the UK readers feel that little bit superior, but combined with some well argued point. And topped off with 'cultural relativists' to intellectually intimidate 95% of the people on here. Made me laugh.

I have a few 'Americanisms' which annoy me but the worst has to be adding fucking 'gate' to every potential scandal.

Why add just end of the word? If we suddenly discovered George Osborne had loads of shares in the Thames Water Authority (or whatever) and decided to give all such companies a 0% tax rate what would the media call the scandal?

If they decided to extend Buckingham Palace Gardens to include all the parks in London for the sole personal use of the Queen to walk her dogs and grow roses, what would they call it?

 

[AustinBlue]

On the plus side, they don't have grown men sounding like 5 year olds by shortening every word and adding a "y" sound to it. Sarny, granny, telly, brolly, biccy (or bicky - not sure, never seen that written... I dunked a biccy in my tea), bobby, lolly, uni...

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

On the plus side, they don't have grown men sounding like 5 year olds by shortening every word and adding a "y" sound to it. Sarny, granny, telly, brolly, biccy (or bicky - not sure, never seen that written... I dunked a biccy in my tea), bobby, lolly, uni...

typical last word freak! ;)

 

[AustinBlue]

On the plus side, they don't have grown men sounding like 5 year olds by shortening every word and adding a "y" sound to it. Sarny, granny, telly, brolly, biccy (or bicky - not sure, never seen that written... I dunked a biccy in my tea), bobby, lolly, uni...

typical last word freak! ;)

I own all my mental illnesses. Never really thought about being a last word freak, but now you've said it I can't stand on the sidewalk and miss the chance to have the awesome last word.

 

[Ancient Citizen]

On the plus side, they don't have grown men sounding like 5 year olds by shortening every word and adding a "y" sound to it. Sarny, granny, telly, brolly, biccy (or bicky - not sure, never seen that written... I dunked a biccy in my tea), bobby, lolly, uni...

Well, we may indeed dunk 'Biccies' in our tea but at least when we ask someone to ''Pass the bisquits please,'' we don't get handed a fucking great pile of loaves.

 

[AustinBlue]

On the plus side, they don't have grown men sounding like 5 year olds by shortening every word and adding a "y" sound to it. Sarny, granny, telly, brolly, biccy (or bicky - not sure, never seen that written... I dunked a biccy in my tea), bobby, lolly, uni...

Well, we may indeed dunk 'Biccies' in our tea but at least when we ask someone to ''Pass the bisquits please,'' we don't get handed a fucking great pile of loaves.

I dunk my digestives in my tea each morning for elevenses. But, I have to say that I love American biscuits.. ate at Loveless Cafe just outside Nashville yesterday. Melt in your mouth biscuits with country ham and eggs for breakfast.. then spread a little home made jam on for the last biscuit.. heaven.

 

[ali benarbia's studs]

On the plus side, they don't have grown men sounding like 5 year olds by shortening every word and adding a "y" sound to it. Sarny, granny, telly, brolly, biccy (or bicky - not sure, never seen that written... I dunked a biccy in my tea), bobby, lolly, uni...

typical last word freak! ;)

I own all my mental illnesses. Never really thought about being a last word freak, but now you've said it I can't stand on the sidewalk and miss the chance to have the awesome last word.

down with that sort of thing!!!!! ;) you re alright blue!