To hate Americanisms...?

There are quite a few arrogant Brits on this thread, with an insistence that British pronunciations are superior.

@mathanxiety you absolutely do not get to tell me squat. You can share your views, give your opinions, even provide some facts.

And you're definitely American. Surely only an American would be that didactic and arrogant.

Fit like Rara?

I am guilty of Americanisms, having worked with Americans since graduating, eons ago.
But you are not wrong with respect to losing Doric. I would like to see more emphasis on Doric and less Gaelic, in our corner of Scotland. More reading in dialect in schools, and perhaps Road signs showing actual Doric names rather than English and Gaelic

Sorry, thread derail.

Having ancestors/ relatives brought up somewhere different to you does not make you a native speaker. I am a native speaker of Scottish English. My son was born and brought up in England, by me. He recognises some dialect words/ regional phrasings and of course has no trouble understanding my accent, but would not use those words or phrasings himself and he has no instinctive knowledge of how a Scottish person would say something.

Also, I would never describe myself as a native speaker of English English despite living in England for 32 years since the age of 18.

Why would my mind be remotely boggled that you speak German? I also speak French, Spanish and Portuguese, so what?

All I am saying is that sometimes you seem unwilling to accept what others are saying and you can’t possibly have superior knowledge of everything.

This is offensive to Americans.
I'm sure there is a lot about British language that annoys them. Or maybe not, because they're just nicer people...🙄

What a strange question. There's a lot to unpack there, I suspect.

Yes, of course I can be simultaneously Irish, a native speaker of British English (thanks to the fact that half of my ancestors are British, with the cut glass accents to prove it), a native speaker of Hiberno English thanks to the other half of my roots, and also a fluent speaker of American English as a result of decades of exposure. I also speak Irish and German - mind boggling, right?

I can understand this. I come from a part of Ireland which (just like every other part of Ireland) had its own words/expressions/slang. Many of them have fallen out of use now. Of course language has to evolve but it is sad when fabulous local words and expressions are lost.

Have you not said previously that you are an Irish emigrant to the United States?

You can’t be an authority on both British American English. (Other than a self-appointed one of course)

Parliamentary recess has a very similar meaning to the American school recess meaning. Imo it's a more elegant term than lunch break or lunch time or other terms that are used in the UK.

Moving pictures was the term used in both the UK and US when they first appeared, and "movies" comes from that. The term movie is more specific than film since it refers just to the finished product after the filming and the editing of the film.

Butt has several meanings, all originsting in British English.

Diaper has one specific meaning while nappy has several, some of which are considered racist. A preference for specific terms seems to be a feature of American English.

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All that aside, surely the role of a teacher is to encourage curiosity about other cultures and broadening of vocabularies?

There is a great deal of literature in English that is rendered accessible when students are familiar with vocabulary and phrases from other English dialects. American authors tend to use American English.

It's all in the tone and accompanying look of disdain. 😂

Agree... it would be more like:
When do you want to go?
Whenever. (Doesn't matter)

Indeed.

It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside 🙄

Thanks.

Plus different spellings of words often occur in countries which have different alphabets to Europe (including UK) and north America. You could say things get lost in translation.

Yeah, after I posted I realised that i often see 'series 1, series 2' for things.

I think in this instance the American way is better.

In US terms yes and nearly universally these days but traditionally in the UK it was series for both. Gavin and Stacey is a TV series. I'm currently watching series 2 of it.

Season is a useful word to have to give clarity.

That doesn't mean the same thing though.

Gavin and Stacey is a series/is serial (consists of multiple episodes).

It has three seasons (plus some specials). Apologies if I got the number wrong..

A season on the TV, no, it's serial.

Oh, I like that first option!

In all my decades in the US I have never once heard this expression.

I could care less, but, frankly, can't be bothered.
I could care less than I do now which isn't very much.
i could care less, and less, and less and I likely will.

You're conflating the history of the figures with the history of the names.

Santa Claus was used as the name of the jolly old elf in many English speaking countries from the getgo. This includes parts of England. I don't think there are many people in Ireland who ever use the term "Father Christmas".

"Father Christmas" may well be just a regional equivalent.

In the US, a thrift store supports a charity. The charity could be an animal shelter, a drop in site for mentally ill people, a hospice, the Salvation Army mission, or in the case of Goodwill, a chain where people who might otherwise have difficulty getting their feet on the first rung of the employment ladder can work for a while and get a reference to take them to their next job. In this case, the shop is the charity.

A second hand store would be either an 'antique' or 'vintage' store (or more likely "shoppe"), or a 'consignment store'. Antique/ vintage stores would vary from places selling all sorts of crazy crap or junk to places selling carefully curated furniture or designer clothing, footwear, bags, etc. These are 'for profit' businesses.

A consignment store sells clothing, shoes, bags, etc, on behalf of former owners, with part of the proceeds going to the donor and the rest going to the store (and not to charity).

I'm a native speaker of British English. so I believe I do in fact get to tell you what certain words mean.

Lots of people do all over England - cockney, west country, etc.

The H in herb is not pronounced just as the H in hotel and history (and more) used not be pronounced in British English.

There are lots of words in British English that still feature the silent H - honest, heir, honour (and more).

They are all words that came into English from French, and the way they are pronounced now in both American and British English has no consistency to it.

It’s much quicker to type www though!