Americanisation???No yanks!!
19 September 2005, 12:25 PM
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"French Champagne" - that's the one that gets me! It can't be bloody champagne unless it's French! Oh - and the habit of always saying the place name followed by the location: London, England. Rome, Italy etc Grrrrrr 
And look on the brightside - we gave them the whole of the language to start with - if they want to tinker around with a few words, then why not?
And look on the brightside - we gave them the whole of the language to start with - if they want to tinker around with a few words, then why not?
19 September 2005, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Drunken Bungle *****
And look on the brightside - we gave them the whole of the language to start with - if they want to tinker around with a few words, then why not?
19 September 2005, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by JackClark
Erbs is my favorite, makes me laugh every time. It's Herbs, Herbs with a H.
19 September 2005, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by wayne9t9
And before anyone mentions "aluminum", it was invented in Sheffield and was originally called aluminum not aluminium. The "i" was added later.
Originally Posted by turbotroll
Unless you're from Sunderland, Where the H isn't pronounced in a lot of words. Yanks have a lot of trouble with North-East accents, as does most of the UK! However, I'm not mistaken for South African or a Swede in the UK, as i was in the states!
Yeah, but you've only got about sixteen letters in your alphabet up there, and H isn't one of them
Which, on the bright side means that tw@t from Steps could never claim to be one of yours
19 September 2005, 08:02 PM
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Originally Posted by CrisPDuk
Yeah, but you've only got about sixteen letters in your alphabet up there, and H isn't one of them Which, on the bright side means that tw@t from Steps could never claim to be one of yours
Which, on the bright side means that tw@t from Steps could never claim to be one of yours
20 September 2005, 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by CrisPDuk
Just to be pedantic, Aluminum wasn't invented anywhere, it's like Gravity, it was just sat there waiting for somebody to discover it.
Back to the yanks...Always amazes me how many times they say "opportooniddy" and do my "doody"
20 September 2005, 04:05 PM
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I cant stand all this either.
Fries - No, they are chips
Movie - No, it is a film
And when did staff department become "human resources"
And when did "holiday" become "annual leave"
Bring back the birch!!
Fries - No, they are chips
Movie - No, it is a film
And when did staff department become "human resources"
And when did "holiday" become "annual leave"
Bring back the birch!!
20 September 2005, 10:35 PM
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great to see so many of you agree with me¬¬¬as a final thought,how come invade in English becomes liberate in yankspeak,(war means peace),equality becomes some are more equal than others(the blacks in new orleans) and fenders,trunks and hoods are automobile parts!!!Divided by a common language!!
20 September 2005, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Robert Rosario
Fries - No, they are chips
I refuse to refer to those anorexic strips of crispy additive sold in the likes of McDogs, and the like as chips
A Chip is a 5/8" square, 3-5" long chunk of Golden Wonder potato that has been deep fried in exeptionally hot oil, drenched in Malt Vinegar and sprinkled with Salt
21 September 2005, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by mattstant
THE Worst example is SOCCER !!!!!!!!
I will refuse point blank to EVER refer to the game of FOOTBALL as Soccer.
A game that is played with the feet and a ball simple !.
Not with 40 inbred body armoured steroid abusers without the wit to even play offence and defence with the same team
who carry an oblong shaped ball????? over a line to score a touchdown when they dont actually touch down anything (wtf??).
40 odd billion people play Football not american softie rugby
invent some ****ty generic name like "oblong ball" and **** off back to the states and pretend you're world champions at your own designated crap sports
I will refuse point blank to EVER refer to the game of FOOTBALL as Soccer.
A game that is played with the feet and a ball simple !.
Not with 40 inbred body armoured steroid abusers without the wit to even play offence and defence with the same team
who carry an oblong shaped ball????? over a line to score a touchdown when they dont actually touch down anything (wtf??).40 odd billion people play Football not american softie rugby
invent some ****ty generic name like "oblong ball" and **** off back to the states and pretend you're world champions at your own designated crap sports
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21 September 2005, 01:22 PM
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Jesus you lot don't half moan alot. Think of all the good things America have brought us?!?!? Anyone see the program on BBC2 last night about the anti-americanisms of this country???
21 September 2005, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by King RA
Jesus you lot don't half moan alot. Think of all the good things America have brought us?!?!? Anyone see the program on BBC2 last night about the anti-americanisms of this country???
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22 September 2005, 12:29 AM
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Another one I've just remembered, that the American wannabe Steve Wright does a lot, is pronouncing the date. As far as I can recall the date should be spoken as "The twenty-second of September, two thousand and five." The way the Americans say it; "September twenny-two, two thousand five", really grates on me
27 September 2005, 01:52 PM
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Who cares? language evolves all the time. If you can understand what the person means then job done. people get wound up about the most stupid of things!
27 September 2005, 01:57 PM
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i think my geekie missus may have answered this one but...
In Star Trek theres that android bloke "data" pronounced "day-ta" . Why is it Day-ta when americans call it dat-a? some sort of in-joke which they think is really funny or what?
In Star Trek theres that android bloke "data" pronounced "day-ta" . Why is it Day-ta when americans call it dat-a? some sort of in-joke which they think is really funny or what?
27 September 2005, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by CrisPDuk
Another one I've just remembered, that the American wannabe Steve Wright does a lot, is pronouncing the date. As far as I can recall the date should be spoken as "The twenty-second of September, two thousand and five." The way the Americans say it; "September twenny-two, two thousand five", really grates on me