To hate Americanisms...?

I'm OK with most but 'could care less' for 'couldn't care less' should be banned forever.

'Passed' instead of dead/died/passed away

When english influences use an American accent, pisses me off so much!

But language can preserve culture and for children in particular, it is an important part of understanding personal identity. I have DC who are teens both young and late and Americanisms are not used to communicate with us or their friends and they don't use them in essays for college work or any other written work. In fact, it would be quite noticeable if they did and their friends would think it was a bit odd.

It may be because I didn't let them watch endless You Tube videos when they were younger but equally, the books I read to them were very relatable in terms of identity and cultural mores so many of the books written by Julia Donaldson, Peter Rabbit, Wind in the Willows. We had the Disney Channel for free (sky package) when my eldest was 2-3 and he did get obsessed with Handy Manny but it wasn't at all relatable, the way Postman Pat was for example. I have Scandinavian heritage on one side of my family and I very much understand my Grandma had certain traditions that she had inherited from her side of the family, we respected that and celebrated those differences, we didn't try to change her and erase those cultural references; it wasn't an affront to us or racist of her so I don't really understand what is wrong with a British person having those preferences and bringing their children up to have them.

And thanks to Harry Potter, Americans now know that a jumper is not a pinafore dress.

What's an example of 'noo' in a British context?

Noo year?
But there are British accents which pronounce 'new' as 'noo' anyway.

They are a fashion abomination in any language😂

I think we can agree on that!

Yeah I think soda is more of a Midwestern thing (or at least it was when I was a kid). We called it a 'soft drink' in California back in the 80s. I don't really know if that's the case now. I just remember having this girl join my school. She'd moved from Minnesota and always used the word 'soda' which I thought was weird. And she had a lisp. So I always thought of her as the girl from Minnethota who drinks thoda. I know, it's mean. I was 11. Go easy on me.

P.s. my DSIS lives on the West Coast USA and I love the USA! For balance, my favourite Americanism is that garden (yard!) tool known as a weed whacker - it's a strimmer here!

@GulfCoast
And in the Uk, the 'Fanny' is your vagina, which is why it sounds so wrong to us Brits!

Getting a prescription filled.
Swap out
Plenty. As in 'He's plenty old enough to know better'.

And it's "in THE hospital," not "in hospital."

We call it a fanny pack.

A couple things ...:
It's a couple OF things!

A cooler is a box you take on a picnic or to an outdoor event with drinks/food in it. Not sure what you call it in the UK (I’m an American living in the US). The appliance in the kitchen is a refrigerator. Interestingly, I regularly see “American refrigerator” on here and I assumed it meant one that is made in the US and I wondered why that mattered enough to mention it, or how it would even fe viable in the UK due to the different voltage and outlets. But I eventually realized they were talking about what we call “French door refrigerators”.

It bothers me when people use Americanisms thinking they sound “cool” but they are using them incorrectly. I once saw on here someone posting about being comfortable on the couch watching the TV and her husband texted to say he would be home at x time and would like to have dinner when he got home. She then said “so I will have to haul ass off the sofa in an hour and into the kitchen”. I think she thought “haul ass” means to drag something bulky, and was being lighthearted about being heavy. But “haul ass” means to rush, move very quickly, like when you are late for work or something important. Not what she meant at all.

The 'Fanny bag' instead of those horrible waist handbags that we call bumbags

Here we go again...

Many of these words and expressions were taken to the USA by emigrants from all parts of Britain and many are still commonly used in the various countries of Britain.

"Can I have" is used in Scotland and Ireland.
"Halloween" originated in Scotland and Ireland.
"Gotten" is from old English and Scots, and still used by many Scottish people.
"Candy" is 17th century Scots, as is "Candyman".
"Sydwalk" is a Scots word attested from the 17th century.
"Cookie" was used in Scotland from the 17th century, from the Dutch work "koekje".

Those complaining about the erosion of "British" culture should remember it doesn't exist. There is your local culture, and there is everyone else's local culture. Britain contains three countries with very different histories, languages and traditions, and some of us are quite at ease with some of the old words coming back, and are happy to embrace some of the new words that come our way.

So you speak your way, please, and stop complaining about those who speak their way.

N.B. I know Ireland isn't part of Britain - included it because it shares some traditions with Scotland.

A bunch of.
Fine for things that come in bunches, flowers, grapes, bananas.
Not good as a general word for quantity.

OK but that's a terrible example, because 'Noo' York is correct

What's an example of 'noo' in a British context?

Some of these 'Americanisms' don't translate as directly as you think they do.

Reach out, for example, implies a generous offer to share wisdom or experience or a shoulder to cry on.
Moving forward is more nuanced than 'in future'. Implicit there is the idea of moving forward together or the idea that you're getting a boost of some sort.

Making a big fuss about Hallowe'en has always been done in Ireland, where the holiday originated (with a Scottish origin too). It is a really big folk holiday, celebrated for centuries.

Happy Holidays is a greeting that makes sense in a multicultural society where wishing someone Merry Christmas might not be appropriate (because lots celebrate Kwanzaa, Hanukkah, Diwali, solstice, etc). Holiday retains its original Holy Day or special day or sacred day meaning in US English. It doesn't mean your annual trip to the Costa Brava.

@dreamingbohemian I think she means the pronunciation of new as noo in any context, and gave New York as an example.

Nor have I. Now, "giving someone a talking to," would be considered a bad thing, because it implies you're in trouble. But just "talk to?" Not inherently bad in my opinion.

“Let’s go to the art exhibit” instead of exhibition.

I’ve really tried to understand “I could care less” instead of “I couldn’t care less”, but I just can’t.

CongraDulations.

pronouncing words such as ammunition, ending in ‘tion’ , as ammuni’shin’ instead of ‘shun’.

I have to admit it all looks a bit petty written down, but I read somewhere that some people’s brains process these things in a different way and find it more grating than other people do.

@Femme2804 I can’t speak for other posters, but I hate them because it feels like a rejection of the language I have grown up with, my native language, English. It’s as if people think English English isn’t cool enough, so they want to sound like Americans instead. Also I was the first person who spoke to my children and taught them how to speak. I want them to use the words I taught them, not words they’ve picked up from American TikToks!

How do you know that British people under 30 aren't interested in their cultural roots, that's quite a statement to make especially if you are American, it sounds quite arrogant

I wasn't referring to British people or American people in particular. In general most younger people today consider language to be a fluid thing and adopt phrases and slang that resonates with them.

You can be interested in your "cultural roots" and still enjoy the ebb and flow of modern communication.