Board 8 > This article really annoys me [BRITISH PEOPLE HATE THE WAY WE TALK]

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well, "i could care less" isn't an americanism, it's simply incorrect.

"shopping trolley"? what the hell?

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It's funny because a few weeks ago voltch said "burgled" and I remember me and whoever else we were talking to just went "wait what"

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42. Period instead of full stop. Stuart Oliver, Sunderland

why do you people want to say more things

argh people found one word to say something we were using two words for I hate them so much

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Well, technically "period" is three syllables, compared to "full stop's" two syllables. <_<

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technically you're a jerk

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From: MoogleKupo141 | #105
technically you're a jerk

Well you're a poopoo head! >:O

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I never got the English pronunciation of 'w'

I mean 'double u' okay I get it but why call it that when every single other letter has a unique name that has one syllable. Looks more like a 'double v' anyway most of the time!

edit: Probably something coming from the earlier days of English I guess. Maybe the 'w' didn't exist then, I dunno? I should know this as I study the language but whatevs. Either way in Dutch we pronounce it 'way'

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Other languages do call it a double v.

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WalrusJump posted...
well, "i could care less" isn't an americanism, it's simply incorrect.

"shopping trolley"? what the hell?

That isn't really an americanism. It's no different than curtains/drapes, or pavement/sidewalk.

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so I started reading this, and wanted to stab something since the first one was just like a guy complaining about grammar.

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75% of the time I hear "Could Care Less" used, it is used in an ironic manner intentionally.

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Okay like going through these

and like, I've never heard some of them.

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I will never understand how the term "I could care less" makes any sense.

What if someone yelled at me about how I didn't care at all about something, and I sarcastically replied "I could care less, if that would make you happier"?

Biweekly (and bimonthly, for that matter) are stupid because each can mean both. Neither word deserves to exist!

Also what do you Brits call a train station?

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Brits are grammar n...oh wait that would get me modded.

damn.

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dowolf posted...
Also what do you Brits call a train station?

A train station. Yeah, that guy is talking out of his ass. I don't even know what the alternative would be.

EDIT: On consideration, Railway Station, but eh, people call it train more than anything.

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I'm tempted to read that article know so that I can see how f**** up it is

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If the British term uses more syllables than the American term, it fails. No need to waste all that time.

And yes, this means 'lift' is better than 'elevator', I'll freely admit that. But for the most part the British to say things in a more complicated way than it needs to be said.

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Wow that article is awful, I hope most brits aren't that narrow-minded and ignorant about language

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Also what do you Brits call a train station?


This is a long shot, but other than this I have no sodding idea.

http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/20501.aspx

He lives in London so presumably he used London Underground. A lot of Londoners would say "I'm going from Kings Cross to Alperton" instead of saying "I'm going from Kings Cross train station to Alperton train station".
It's a pathetic reason but it is the only possible explanation I can think of =/

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What's wrong with 'for cheap'? It sounds perfectly natural to me... I'd be more inclined to just say that it was cheap rather than that I got it for cheap, but it still doesn't sound wrong.

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foolmor0n posted...
Wow that article is awful, I hope most brits aren't that narrow-minded and ignorant about language

Just generalizing and throwing out stereotype (since the same is done in reverse), but from what I've seen of most "white" European countries that speak heavy English, they have a ton to say about Americans, even though they've met none, or a few. The cause of our country being so huge.

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The reason that American's would say "for cheap" rather than "cheap" is because the latter is grammatically incorrect.

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"Could care less" is bad but I find "It is what it is" to be truly horrendous.

Bi-weekly is a stupid complaint because bi-weekly fits with the system for every other comparable length of time. You can have bi-annually, bi-monthly, etc. Why would you change one measure of time away from the established system just because there happens to be another word that means two weeks?

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The best part is that some of these supposed "Americanisms" are actually British in origin. Physicality, for example.

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Some I get, and some are just... nitpicking. Worse than that.

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The Real Truth posted...
Just generalizing and throwing out stereotype (since the same is done in reverse), but from what I've seen of most "white" European countries that speak heavy English, they have a ton to say about Americans, even though they've met none, or a few. The cause of our country being so huge.

You elected Bush twice.

I mean, I know YOU didn't, but your country elected Bush twice. He became a running gag, and then he got dangerous with the whole Iraq thing which just pissed people off. We began to hate Blair even more after he was perceived to be Bush's lapdog, that's how bad the anti-Bush sentiment is.

Even the people who agreed with the war didn't like Blair becoming a stooge to this man who was perceived as being both terrible and stupid. It just looked flatout bad for a country that is so pro-democracy to vote in this guy. Like, "is this the result of America's "land of the free" thing? They elect someone mentally ****tarded?" (Not my opinion, just paraphrasing perception) He single-handedly developed a stereotype of America that it will take a hell of a long time for you guys to shake off.

Then there's the whole "biggest army, huge country, most money" thing and the perception that you are an incredibly self-important country. You are also thought to be very ignorant about the outside world. Like I was watching HIMYM the other day and they said Barney was pretending to be British, and also Scottish (that being an example of the common misconception that Britain = England). That's the kind of thing that pisses people off - your country is so huge and contains so many different cultures it's like you don't have time for anyone else.

I don't really believe these things because I know Americans, mostly from this board, and know that you are not all that ignorant. But Americans, particularly the ones from the bible belt, get an incredible amount of vitriol. And to be honest a lot of it is justified, but then it's not like we're perfect either. And the rest of Europe sure as hell isn't (lol Greece for going bankrupt, lol France in general).

Electing Bush twice though? That has set your standing with the rest of the world wayyyy, way back. I don't think America was this hated even when Clinton's administration descended into what was essentially tabloid gossip.

I don't want to keep throwing disclaimers in here, but again, I don't believe most of this, but a lot of American stereotypes are at least justifiable.

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No, the problem is that there are plenty of stupid people in world. America is in the spotlight because that's where we've ended up. So stupidity is more easy to spot when we have such a large focus on media that spans to everywhere.

I didn't nominate Bush (I know, you said you didn't say I did), but I didn't vote, period. Did you see the other option the second time?

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So can anyone explain what the "problem" is with me saying that I turned 20 last year? What was I supposed to say instead

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Oh and on the point of Americans being ignorant, you're right. This country is definitely too big. We have so much going on here, and we're so far apart from everyone, that many people are just uninformed. North America made up of 3 countries (the others don't count) whereas in Europe you're surrounded by everyone.

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From: WazzupGenius00 | #130
So can anyone explain what the "problem" is with me saying that I turned 20 last year? What was I supposed to say instead

You should have said you "celebrated your 20th birthday" rather than that you "turned 20."

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f*** that

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