50 Americanisms which Brits hate

[notsoslimjim]

I could care less what you Brits hate.

Hope in the world, even us Brits don't care, but you do? LOL

[EctoCanuck]

178;Henry has two syllables not three u steaming British homos.

[Younglifter16]

wow, a bunch of corny phrases taken from cheezy late 80's/early 90's movies, and are meant to represent the whole US population. Cool story bro.

[drpurple]

the math/maths thing is just a regional thing. mathematics can be shortened to either.


a lot of this is just management speak; touch base, move forward, heads-up...its nonsense buzzwords that middle management types will use on both sides of the pond.


but yeah, "could care less" does annoy me, as its completely retarded, in the truest sense of the word.

[LucidSand]

13. Does nobody celebrate a birthday anymore, must we all "turn" 12 or 21 or 40? Even the Duke of Edinburgh was universally described as "turning" 90 last month. When did this begin? I quite like the phrase in itself, but it seems to have obliterated all other ways of speaking about birthdays. Michael McAndrew, Swindon

WTF? This is something Brits hate? What exactly is the complaint?

OP negged for thinking this was an interesting or legitimate critique.

[Safin]

So much truth in this.

"I could care less" is often said on this forum. Around 50% of users also don't know the difference between then and than. Most users also say "I done a couple sets of..." when it should should "I done a couple OF sets of"

Gotten is also ridiculous.

Hate on instead of simply hate, makes you sound like a retard.

[BeefyMcNasty]

4. Using 24/7 rather than "24 hours, 7 days a week" or even just plain "all day, every day". Simon Ball, Worcester

Really? So If I use "Monday through Friday" instead of saying "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday" You'd be pissed too?

5. The one I can't stand is "deplane", meaning to disembark an aircraft, used in the phrase "you will be able to deplane momentarily". TykeIntheHague, Den Haag, Holland

de- (dē, di, də)

away from, off: debar, derail
down: degrade, decline

De is a perfectly acceptable prefix in this instance.


8. Dare I even mention the fanny pack? Lisa, Red Deer, Canada

No argument here...or does that phrase bother you?

10. Is "physicality" a real word? Curtis, US


Uhh yeah...


phys·i·cal·i·ty
noun \ˌfi-zə-ˈka-lə-tē\
plural phys·i·cal·i·ties
Definition of PHYSICALITY
1
: intensely physical orientation : predominance of the physical usually at the expense of the mental, spiritual, or social
2
: a physical aspect or quality

11. Transportation. What's wrong with transport? Greg Porter, Hercules, CA, US

What's wrong with transportation?


14. I caught myself saying "shopping cart" instead of shopping trolley today and was thoroughly disgusted with myself. I've never lived nor been to the US either. Graham Nicholson, Glasgow

This is what make you thoroughly disgusted with yourself? Saying shopping cart instead of sounding like an uppity bitch by saying trolley? Strong sense of self.

17. "Bangs" for a fringe of the hair. Philip Hall, Nottingham

There is another word for them?

18. Take-out rather than takeaway! Simon Ball, Worcester

Do you not take something out when you get take-out?

21. A "heads up". For example, as in a business meeting. Lets do a "heads up" on this issue. I have never been sure of the meaning. R Haworth, Marlborough

Let me give you a heads up....u aware?


29. I'm a Brit living in New York. The one that always gets me is the American need to use the word bi-weekly when fortnightly would suffice just fine. Ami Grewal, New York

Fortnightly would suffice just fine....if this were 1855

31. "Hike" a price. Does that mean people who do that are hikers? No, hikers are ramblers! M Holloway, Accrington

1hike
verb \ˈhīk\
hikedhik·ing
Definition of HIKE
intransitive verb
2
: to rise up; especially : to work upward out of place <skirt had hiked up in back>

These brits need to pull this stick out of their ass...

[JasperBedford]

So much truth in this.

"I could care less" is often said on this forum. Around 50% of users also don't know the difference between then and than. Most users also say "I done a couple sets of..." when it should should "I done a couple OF sets of"

Gotten is also ridiculous.

Hate on instead of simply hate, makes you sound like a retard.

Argh! You serious?

[AZJ0SH]

99% of that list I haven't heard someone here in the US say.

fail

[mmaoz]

So much truth in this.

"I could care less" is often said on this forum. Around 50% of users also don't know the difference between then and than. Most users also say "I done a couple sets of..." when it should should "I done a couple OF sets of"

Gotten is also ridiculous.

Hate on instead of simply hate, makes you sound like a retard.

the proper english would be "i did a couple of sets of..." not done

[bumbaclartz]

didnt read

only things that i hate is the word douche, dude, and when they say COULD care less instead of couldn't care less.

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51: British miscers using any of the following words - dude, bro, brah, sucks, douchebag, *******, awesome and so on."

i say ******* all the time IRL you ****in soft kunt

i drop bro's here and there too

[LFOD]

in before chocolate globbernaught and fruit spleggings

[drpurple]

These brits need to pull this stick out of their ass...

just in regards to the takeout/takeaway.


both are correct, but the original english should be "take home".

[Dexxter]

Repped LOL.

Its true. We really don't care.

You brits got a generic duststorm in Arizona the other week on your news lmao. I don't think I've heard anything about Britain recently other than the death of that dumb bitch Winehouse, but who gives a **** about her anyway...

Americans don't care about anything outside of their country? Shock horror.

[AZJ0SH]

Americans don't care about anything outside of their country? Shock horror.

Not true, it just has to be important enough to matter. We are the ultimate country, why bother with the needs of lesser-awesome countries?

[irchowi]

I can't say maths, wtf so awkward. what's wrong with math

[Dexxter]

Not true, it just has to be important enough to matter. We are the ultimate country, why bother with the needs of lesser-awesome countries?

What's important?

That more people vote for American idol than vote in the presidential election.

Your country is unaware, bro.

[Reduce]

Why is the title of the thread things that Brit's hate when half of that list is from people outside of Britain?

[AZJ0SH]

What's important?

That more people vote for American idol than vote in the presidential election.

Your country is unaware, bro.

You don't honestly believe that do you? lol

I love how brits think they have us figured out by watching TV, and when we say they all have yellow teeth and poor hygiene they get offended.

[bumbaclartz]

Why is the title of the thread things that Brit's hate when half of that list is from people outside of Britain?

lol true. i didnt even look

half the list is done by americans themselves, few canadians too

[mh1985]

it is what it is OP, brah. go figure dude.











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[Vpac]

lol true. i didnt even look

half the list is done by americans themselves, few canadians too

I could care less but I figured I'll reach out to you regular Americano's and give a heads up, there Brits living abroad. That'll learn you for having an issue.

[frasersteen]

Over 80% of English speakers speak it as a second language. If you can't deal with the language evolving then I suggest you take up French where they have a government department to keep their language pure.


I had an argument with an elderly lady about this over Christmas. She was complaining that no-one learnt English properly like she did at school. I said that is because English has changed so much since then. Language is a medium of communication nothing more. Language and grammar nazi's can go f*ck themselves.

Examples of how language has changed for me:
- strong is slowly replacing very
- I would never say I'm not afraid of .... I would say I doesn't afraid of ...
- I frequently miss off "ed" from words and have heard other people do this too.

^^ All from miscing, you laugh but I bet many of you guys do this, and your friends will pick up on it and some of it will stick and become more widespread and eventually work it's way into the language. Entomologists view urbandicationary.com as one of the most useful resources in mapping out how the English language is evolving

[MiKey4]

Repped LOL.

Its true. We really don't care.

You brits got a generic duststorm in Arizona the other week on your news lmao. I don't think I've heard anything about Britain recently other than the death of that dumb bitch Winehouse, but who gives a **** about her anyway...

The good old "we are more ignorant than you" argument.

[RE24]

Don't really care OP.

I doubt the Americans on this site are going to give a sht either. If they don't even know what's going on in other States why would they care about a Country 3500 miles away.

[SalmonFist]

i could care less


i COULD care less




I CAN CARE LESS


I CARE ALOT


I COULD CARE LESS

[jackjonez]

The only thing that irritates me is the "can i get a ______ ". Like if i go out to eat and i hear someone say "can i get a burger" for example. I mean, "could i have a burger please?" would be a more polite way of asking.

I don't mind American's using Americanisms, but when British people use them it sort of annoys me.

[bumbaclartz]

I could care less but I figured I'll reach out to you regular Americano's and give a heads up, there Brits living abroad. That'll learn you for having an issue.

[largeobeseguy]

I cant even understand british peeps when they use slang, it doesnt resemble english in the slightest

[MiscatonicUni]

I remember when mad used to mean insane/mental. Slightly annoyed that it means angry now.

(Yes mad)