To be annoyed by the American English on MN

[mrsruffallo]

You know, I was so pissed at him
Mom instead of mum
Mad instead of angry
Sure there are more but I find it really annoying!
AIBU?

I say Mom but wouldn't write it.
I am from east midlands but now in west midlands where it seems quite normal also.

I think it has a nice affectionate ring to it, a bit like Mam from other regions.

can I add I hate it when people say they are 'pissed' at someone or something when they mean pissed off.

to me 'pissed' means drunk.

I've noticed quite a few children are saying High School ..lol

I am a Brummie and say MOM. I write MUM though now.

Anyway lanaguage changes over time.
Americanisma are bound to be incorporated ddue to all the cultural links we have. We also have words from many other countries incorpotade over many years.

So get over it.

lol, mumcentreplus.. probably because its easier than bothering to say "secondary school"

loads of dutch here. mainly on the motorway. maybe they just drive round and round ad infinitum. They love driving, the dutch.

out former next door neighbours were dutch, with hideous american accents, who drove most weekends back to Holland (like 8 hours or something!!!) I drive to UK say 2 a year, but nearly every weekend? thud.

Dd is learning english in school, which is a doddle for her but I did have a bit of an "issue" with her english teacher (who's Iranian) a couple of months ago re spelling of mom vs mum. At least the school should decide if they're teaching english spelling (ie colour rather than color) or american.

LGJ

American English is a perfectly legitimate variant of English, and some of it is inevitably going to cross over into British English. Nothing wrong with that. What grates with me is the excessive use of Americanisms that are not in common/accepted British use. When I taught English at university level in Germany I spent a lot of time trying to get students to differentiate between BE and AE. I always said I didn't mind which they used, as long as they were consistent and kept to one or the other.

Germans love their Anglicisms, both true and false (e.g. Handy to mean mobile phone, Mobbing to mean bullying). Some have crossed into the language, some are just ridiculous.

enough already,

yuk.

mumsnet is worldwide therefore language will be representive of many cultures - yabu

ernest, for a moment I thought you were posting at me then I realised you were yukking at 'enough already'. I agree, dreadful phrase.

have you/haven't you moved to Munich, or am I confusing you with someone? If you have - welcome to D!

I think it's a valid point. Deciding on accepted spelling is important, although admittedly it would be taken for granted in the UK. Or in the US. But not in Canada!

handy is the normal swiss german word for mobile tho, don't think it's got anything to do with AE? AE it's a cell (phone), isn't it?

no, I was just drawing an analogy between AE getting into BE and English getting into German. Sorry, not very clear.

Mobile phone in dutch is 'GSM' and text message is 'SMS'.

I have to stop myself using GSM and SMS when I'm speaking english.

I can't help feeling handy is a ridiculous word though. dh agrees and says 'Mitnehmtelefon'

not yuking you berlina no, ypou're not confusing me w. someone else - I did vist M last W/E, move end summer unless house sells before (crossed fingers)

Oooh! lovely. M is nice (expensive, but after CH you'll probably be used to that ). Hope it all goes well. I don't know M well enough to give you tips, but there are a couple of Münchner on here, I think.

I guess fries instead of chips comes from fast food but that annoys me too and chips for crisps

I read recently that American English is much closer to the English that was spoken in England in the 16/17th centuries. Our English kept evolving but for some reason they were more faithful to the original.

I don't think that excuses the word "bunch" being the only collective noun they use though. (As in "a whole bunch of stuff" etc.)

ok.. the americanisms i detest are the ones that pertain to cars... i notice the usage of hood,trunk, blinker and windshield more and more.

I know its petty.. but its bonnet,boot, indicator and windSCREEN!!!

i also hate the use of Cellphone instead of Mobile phone.

I'm a bit foggy. If my boys go to IS, am most concerned they will come home, delighting in annoying me w. AE. They love saysing 'movie' 'butt' and 'gangsta' to wind me up. to actually meet and befriend rl americans will be horrendous to my poor ears.

sorry, but 'mitnehmtelefon' is bonkers. Is Natel also unacceptable?

DISCRIMINATION!

Why discrimination cariboo?