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Americanisms Found this interesting article on the BBC today.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14201796
So, what Americanisms annoy you? Are you guilty of using any yourself?
For me the ones that annoy me that I can remember at the moment are "aluminum...
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As for Zed vice Zee - well, as Blind_Io has posted before, American English.
The aircraft pioneers in the US to give it up in 1993 .
Winningest is improper usage in American English as well.
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EDIT: HA! 31 downvotes...might as well finish what you started guys, 2093 to go! American here - I've never heard another....
Not sure which you meant to be Americanisms, but I've never heard/read an American use...
They bring Sprite.
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Well, you're someone ....
Stick to your 'own smart and proper kind'.
As an american who had absolutely no choice that is American made or any shows that are derived from our shows.
Though I'm sure those are just a few nuts.
Of the language.
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Blackcrow Post subject: Re: Americanisms Posted: Sun, 28 Aug 2011, 12:50 pm ~
Joined: Fri, 26 Aug 2011, 8:43 pm
Posts: 71 I speak to americans and Native Americans on a daily basis and they will tell you themselves that they have their own slang on words...
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It's the grammatical misuse "different FROM" The American version....
(IMHO) I don't mind the American words so much.
It's almost inevitable that American English will increasingly be found in Brit English to be commended for doing so.
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Some fat bird TV chef has diabetes, inventor of this.
Which led me to youtube and, well...
I mean Nigella goes overboard, but fuck me. How is this show on the air?
Fiat Panda 1980 - 2011
"No, all your of dreams are like sex violence dreams, that, that...
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" - ....
Bogative
" Any car which holds together for a whole race is too heavy .
That shit looks good!
Originally Posted by bone and he drives a camaro, what else did you expect from someone like that? So that's what they look like before being deep fried .
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On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:57:10 -0400, "Francis A. Miniter" <faminiter@comcast.net
http://www.economist.com/research/styleGuide/index.cfm?page=673931
Also see the page on Solecisms.
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Francis A. Miniter
Oscuramente
libros, laminas, llaves
siguen...
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The page is saying *not* to use Americanisms (with some
exceptions to fully
understand the Americanisms....
Also, it
would be.
I find the approach confusing, obviously.
Was not attempting to accurately
describe American usage.
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On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 08:54:33 +1000, David Clayton <dcstar@NOSPAM.myrealbox.com
........
Yep, but we all have the choice to push back against the overt (and
covert) changes which essentially make us more like someone else - and
with all the current...
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Cunnian sceawian pes = Try reading this (probably)
and both... .
On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:15:30 +1000, "gF" <no.no.no@aaah.com
"David Clayton" <dcstar@NOSPAM.myrealbox.com
what a crock of shite!
Language has to be dynamic or it withers and dies .
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What the shitfuck?
is this new or have i been out of the loop for quite some time?
fucking americanisms
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Oh, their always the first to start copying American words
never heard it up here in the north Originally Posted by T:M Haha I love the differences....
A bit gay Haha I love the differences between you guys english and our american english.
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I think some "americanisms" are tickety boo.Others are fucken annoying.
The most annoying lately is when people start a post with the word "So...",...it's a fake familiarity,an unasked for update -as if we should already be familiar with and interested...
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When you hear a new of American English that I know....
Probably more but I never ventured too far from Tennessee called "Scotland")
P.S .
Versions of American English that I know.
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We allready have people on here calling jammys pants, Nicola McClean saying "my bad", an american saying, we have people saying "I could care less" when our english taught us "i couldn't care less. Please lets not adopt americanisms. I prefer to be a ...
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I prefer PANTS I don't really care about people using ....
Please lets not adopt americanisms.
Nicola McClean saying "my bad", an american saying, we have people saying "I could care less" when our english taught us "i couldn't care less.
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