to refer to 11/9 rather than 9/11

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The growing Americanisation of our language seems to have accelerated massively over the last few years. I see 'mom' scrawled with abandon all over Mumsnet. Schoolchildren regularly refer to 'math'.

Yes, what happened on Sept 11 2001 was utterly tragic, and I am not seeking to cause anyone pain, but for some reason the totally illogical American date format really annoys me, even more than seeing a fine word lose its 'u'. Month/Day/Year - how can that possibly make any type of sense????

It's now long enough ago that when I talk about it to others, it causes them to stop for a moment and think - and thinking consciously about the loss of British English is maybe the first step to preserving it.

Your racism is showing OP. As is your pedantic pompousity.

For Irish people the word mamaí (pronounced mommy) directly translates as mammy.

Shame on you posting this on today of all days.

9/11 the name of the event, based on what they call it in the US where it happened. When people say it, it’s generally a reference to the attack, not just a reference to a date. YABU. I think making a point of saying 11/9 is pompous and crass in the extreme.

many people up north use this instead of mum

I've honestly never seen that. I'm a northerner and only over see and hear 'mum' or the occasional 'mam' in some areas.

The Americans can use whatever date format they wish to refer to such a huge tragedy.

I grew up in the Birmingham suburbs and people used 'Mom' all the time.

Sorry but when I was thinking "Americans" I was envisioning Mr Orange Trump. Obviously some people from the USA are delightful. Same as some Brits and many others around the world.

it was an american tragedy, go be pompous over something else

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Birmingham and other parts of the midlands have always used ‘mom’, it has nothing to do with America.

9/11 is Americas tragedy, so that’s the term for it. What’s the point in having two terms for?

you are being unreasonable, straighten your knickers out, there’s no need to feel so much emotion over terms other people use.

Mom is a British word.

9/11 is the name that American's have given to the one of the most awful events in their history. Its quite acceptable for Brits to use the name for this name for describing this American tradegy.

911 is an emergency call number in the US, just like our 999. So when the disaster happened on 11th September, 9-11 became a very natural name for it.

OP has multiple thread he/she has started, all absolute drivel trying desperately to rile people up 😄

It was a tragedy that happened in the United States - they can call it whatever they want. I would've thought the thousands of people who lost their lives that day was a more important consideration than the format in which they express the date on which it happened.

My favourite is the one where she starts a thread slagging Rishi Sunak off for making a grammar mistake. Problem was, he didn't. The OP did. In her thread title. Goady Idiot.

😂😂

I have no problem with calling the tragedy 9/11, even though I would never use 9/11 to describe today's date.

There is a massive problem with what to call things in other countries, or things with foreign names in your own country (eg London Blitz). I think it's polite to try and use the same name as the locals, but as long as everyone understands, it's not something to worry deeply about, except perhaps for Derry/Londonderry.

Orleans - the city on the Loire is OR-LEE-ON, the city in Louisiana is NOO OR-LINS, but if somebody says OR-LEENS then I wouldn't worry.
ʒAN DARK and JOAN OF ARC are both fine with me ( ʒ is as in the middle of "pleasure")
TORINO and TURIN are both fine, but I'm not sure that I believe Rhod Gilbert when he says Abertawe in English is Shithole.

Their tragedy they get to call it whatever they like have some respect.

have only read the 1st page but this stands out:

The one that bugs me is 'unexplainable'

For me it's "obbligated" the word is Obliged. Thank you.

for the rest I'll go with the majority: mom is not an issue, don't like "math" but i don't really care, and say 11th September if it bugs you so much.

For me it's "obbligated" the word is Obliged. Thank you.

'Obligated' and 'obliged' are both words, with slightly different meanings.

but people are saying and writing obligated when they mean obliged, I'm aware of the difference, thanks.

I feel your pain about creeping Americanisms in our language. Math is annoying, but no more than the current ubiquitous use of "call" - as in: "It's your call".

However, 9/11, though it affected the entire planet, did take place in America and month before day is their way of doing things. However perverse putting the ten before the unit feels, it is, er, their "call". I agree it ought not to be ours.

Ok, I’ll bite.

Yes, what happened on Sept 11 2001 was utterly tragic,

Don’t you mean, “Yes, what happened on 11th September 2001 was utterly tragic”.

You are being ridiculous and pompous. It happened in the USA so we use their terminology. I don't live in the UK and it actually happened on September 12th here, but I don't hear people ranting about it, we still say 9/11.

You're fucked up if THIS is what bothers you about 9/11.

OP is making mugs of you all, s/he starts bullshit threads to try to rile people.