to absolutely hate the how people are speaking English!

There's another thread where everyone is talking about "wedding invites". Horrible. No one seems to be saying invitations. I hate it.

There is more than one form of standard English within the UK. There’s Scottish Standard English, for example.
Hiberno-English is spoken in Northern Ireland (as well as in the rest of the island of Ireland).

Homicide used to mean murder in the UK, predates the US existing by many centuries.

It's a very silly idea that the verb "to get" has a built in reflexive. "To get" does not mean the same as "to get myself". It makes me squirm when people pompously say that it does.

I assume these people are confused by being asked what they got for Christmas.

Edited to add that the idea it means you make the item yourself is a new one though - normally people just wrongly think it means to fetch the item. The over correction is clearly evolving.

"I'd like a slice of the lemon drizzle cake, please," or "I'll have..." and pointing to it.

It grates on me when someone in a café or similar asks 'Can I get a....'
I so want to butt in & correct them by saying 'yes, if you have the skills, I'm sure that it's possible for you to make a....but you would have to do that at home; the staff here are paid to make it for you

The verb ‘to get’ has a few different meanings. In this context it means ‘to RECEIVE’. As in, ‘I got a letter in the post’ or ‘I got a lovely present for my birthday’.

If someone in a cafe asks ‘Can I get a coffee please?’ they are in no way suggesting that they vault the counter and help themselves 😅 They’re politely asking if they could receive a coffee.

There is really no need to feel an urge to butt in. You’re just not used to the phrase, but it’s commonly used in parts of the UK and it’s perfectly correct.

Yes.

Would you say "a jean" or "jeans"?

Do you like a gherkin? Or do you like gherkins?

Yes

Our language is being Americanised and I hate it. You’re not alone, OP.

Another one from NW England - no one says trousers round here and instead say pants. I’d never say pants for underpants or knickers.

Hate that expression, although never heard it in real life.

I love green skirt?
I really like nice-fitting jean?
I love gherkin?

I’m not sure I’m understanding your objection. Do you think all the nouns you mention should be plural, hence no need for the “a” you dislike so much?

I’m from Co Cork and pants mean trousers here.

Perhaps not an Americanism, but 'curated' outside of a museum or artsy context. I have skilfully curated a salad.

Some "Americanisms" make more sense than their English equivalents. I think that the paved strip for pedestrians is called a "pavement" in England. The American word is "sidewalk" ... a better term, in my opinion.

When my wife died, and I was spreading the news among my neighbours, the word "died" seemed a bit too harsh, and I switched to using the expression "passed away", which almost seems to imply life after death. Now, years later, I've switched back to using the word "died".

In coffee shops, I switch between "can I get" and "can I have". To my ears, "can I have a slice of cake" sounds like a child asking Mummy.

You thought wrong. Culpable homicide has been a crime in Scots law for hundreds of years.

I’m more bothered by phrases like “I was today years old” and “tell me xxx without telling me xxx”.

My pet peeve is adding 'a' into sentences like:

"I love a green skirt"
"I really like a nice-fitting jean"

A colleague was talking about how they preferred their burger plain from a certain fast food place and another colleague, who orders with all the trimmings, added
"I love a gherkin."

Why the overuse of 'a' all of a sudden? It sounds so wrong!

I use YouTube quite a bit (exercise vids) and all the adverts seem to be in American accents. Some of them are really annoying too.

I agree about 'reaching out' instead of 'contacting'. I picture someone leaning across.

My village shows films every Monday night. It used to be called Film Club. I've no idea why they've changed the name to Move Club.

My Cork granny used to say we had lovely frocks on us. And she called her trousers slacks. And she and my mum used to say if you got a new coat or dress ‘wish you health to wear them’.

In Boux Avenue they have signs advising that if you buy a bra you get a free ‘knicker’.

’The dual’ is a funny and special little bit of our language:

A pair of glasses/ spectacles
A pair of trousers
A pair of knickers
A pair of scissors

I’d be sad if we lost it.

As well as various Americanisms, I hate “We was doing” and “I done”, which seem to be becoming more prevalent everywhere!

I’ve been getting young women asking me for “birth control”.

Definitely an Americanism. It’s a new phenomenon and I can only assume it’s come via TikTok.

I don’t mind some Americanisms creeping into the English language, but I do take issue with pretentious flexing of it. “I sourced my new lamp in a quaint town in Cornwall” - oh fuck offffff, you found it in a shop whilst you were on holiday.

We're exposed to American English much more than we used to be - films,TV etc. And America has huge reach and influence. I don't think we can stop it, even if we'd like to.

Derry boots I'm not sure why could've been what my Gran named them.
Her baffies were her zip up the front slippers.