If I'm pissed I must have had too much to drink?

[Shortjanet]

I know that in the US "pissed" is used where in the UK it would be "pissed off". AFAIK they don't use "pissed" to mean drunk. AIBU to find the dropping of "off" in the UK quite annoying as it confuses things which used to be really clear?

It’s normally pretty easy to figure out the meaning by the context, it’s a bit of a non issue really.

I'm finding your OP hard to understand...but then again maybe I'm just pissed

I think there's enough crossover between drunk and annoyed that no, it isn't always clear. Obviously just me though!

I don’t think I’ve ever known anyone in the UK say pissed when they mean pissed off!

Pissed = drunk
Pissed off = irritated/angry

Not sure there's anything to get confused about.
Although
Pissed (v) = weed/urinated. Maybe there's some scope for confusion there 🤔

YABU. It's always obvious from the context what is meant. Language has always changed due to imports from other languages. Since forever. It's pretty tedious that people still froth about it tbh. And the constant anti-American snobbery is even more tedious.

See also: AIBU to rage about people saying 'Can I get a soya milk latte please?' (bonus points for the faddy soya milk ). 'Yeah - do you actually mean you're going to hop behind the counter and get it yourself?!'. Nope. Get also means receive - e.g. 'What did you get for Christmas?'

I'm constantly reading it on here. Maybe American posters in which case fair enough, as I say, they don't have the dual meaning issue.

^^ now that does grate. My DC are always saying can I get ... aargh. It's can I have. Or I would like .... please.

So should we start each post with a declaration about where we're from so you can judge our use of language?

But I think it can be confusing! "DH came in stupidly late last night and we had a huge row. I was really pissed."

What's with all the American hate on MN?

I hate the cross over of pissed and pissed off

I'm just commenting on an American usage in the UK where established usage has the potential to create confusion. Sorry...

None at all. Sorry if it's come over that way.

I've yet to ever read something on here where I can figure out if someone was cross or drunk. And I've been here for years.

Context really is key. Faux confusion is just irritating.

Also, this site isn't specifically for UK users.

@Shortjanet I m with you. And it's not snobbery. It's an objection to creeping American cultural imperialism.

But I think it can be confusing! "DH came in stupidly late last night and we had a huge row. I was really pissed."

Yes, in your made-up example it could be confusing. In real life it rarely is. And if it were, you could ask for clarification, just like you could if any post with no Americanisms were a bit ambiguous. It's just an excuse for banging on about Americanisms, as usual.

I mean... you can hate whatever expressions you want. But it's such a small-minded cliché to fuss about non-standard-British English. We are constantly surrounded by international media. Language evolves.

Faux confusion is just irritating.

Yup. Faux confusion is a massive thing on MN. So many people 'confused' about why other people don't speak like them or have the same tastes as them. 'I just don't get it'. Yeah, right...

Yes, this.

Do you have teenagers using SM?

Of course I know what what my 13 yo says when he's pissed.
Maybe not my 23 yo though.

Nope. I do work with teenagers though and I’ve never noticed them using pissed in this way. Either that or it’s completely going over my head.

My 13yo also said beta the US way (bay rather then bee). He's only heard it said by American people or written down.

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Going to have degree with previous responses- faux confusion over a post due to grammar or language use, when the context is pretty damn obvious, and made up examples such as the OP's, are grating and scream of a kind of snobbery. Context will usually give you an insight into what someone is meaning or saying, without being a dick regarding the posters style or lack of sentence structure.