..to hate it when a British person says..

[Primadonnagirl]

..the word " movie"
...." Can I get?!"
... " dude"
... Y'all"
... "Back in the day"

V grumpy today

[matildasquared]

When I was in uni in the US, kids who came back from a semester in England and then went around saying "cheers" were roundly mocked.

"I'll put this in the boot--oh gosh, what do we call it here? Because you know they say boot in England. I feel a perfect arse."

[greeneggsandjam]

Dude, back in the day when I went to the Mall there was this shop assistant and I was always like, "can I get a soda?" and she would be like, "dude, the movie's about to start, hurry up". Ahh, those were the days. Well, you know how cool it was to go to the movies back in the day don't y'all now?

[matildasquared]

"Back in the day" is an African-American expression referring to a happier time before the crack epidemic.

[squoosh]

did you go up the road with that wee guy you met at the dancing?

[Primadonnagirl]

greeneggs how very dare you??!!!

[matildasquared]

Dude, back in the day when I went to the Mall there was this shop assistant and I was always like, "can I get a soda?" and she would be like, "dude, the movie's about to start, hurry up". Ahh, those were the days. Well, you know how cool it was to go to the movies back in the day don't y'all now?

You're the reverse Dick Van Dyke!

Love the "shop assistant."

[BorisJohnsonsHair]

DH's pet hat at the moment is starting sentences with "So, ...". I hadn't noticed it but now I have, it's incredibly annoying. Just thought I'd pass it on to you all to annoy you too. And of course, I blame the Americans for that one too, along with "like" and "can I get" and "I'm lovin' it".

(And BTW I know that sometimes you need to start a sentence with "so" but I'm talking about using it in an unnecessary sense).

[BorisJohnsonsHair]

pet HATE obviously, although I'd like to have a pet hat

[Canthisonebeused]

Can I get wee poke hen? did not go down too well

[scottishmummy]

Squoosh you're belting it oot tonight

[SconeRhymesWithGone]

Not "shop assistant," greeneggs but "store clerk"

[squoosh]

I've been Glasgowfied!

[SconeRhymesWithGone]

We say "poke" and "pinkie" in the US South. We got those from the Scots, too.

[Canthisonebeused]

I met a loon or a laddy at the dauncin...not a guy at the dancing

[dementedma]

Yes to "can I get" being normal use in Scotland.
Can't abide off of. My London born boss uses it and I just don't get it!
Dd1 hates "excited for" and hisses " excited about" with a grammatical venom which makes me proud!

[squoosh]

Where does one meet loons at the dauncin'?

I'm not sure you're selling that to me!

[Canthisonebeused]

Loons is a young male in Aberdeen. I would dauncin is probably more Glaswegian though.

[Vivacia]

I don't like "can I get", I use, "may I have".

I've noticed "frickin'" being used more, including on MN this morning actually. I find it annoying.

[PenguinsHatchedAnEgg]

Pizza crunch

I say "May I have an X, please". My children say "Please may can I..." I cannot for the life of me convince them that can and may are not needed in the same sentence.

[greeneggsandjam]

HAHAHAHAHA.

Apologies for saying shop assistant instead of store clerk. I'm off to watch a movie now. I need a root beer. can I get a root beer? Dude, I need a root beer. Bye y'all.

[greeneggsandjam]

The frikkin football is about finished now.

[greeneggsandjam]

Oh, and I hate being called a British person. That's so frikkin annoying.

[matildasquared]

whimpering

[littlejohnnydory]

IPeoplie saying "pissed" rather ithan "pissed off" to mean annoyed. Imay already haive been mentioned but it's my most hated.

[littlejohnnydory]

People, that is - I'm not illiterate, it's this keyboard!