American-isms

[JorisBonson]

Really get my goat.

"Mom"
"Lisence plate"
"Parking lot"

It's not putting 'the' in dates which annoys me. "This film is out November (THE) 4th"

I'm brummie and use mom and so does everyone I know 🤷🏻‍♀️

Not an Americanism per se, but I hate "Could care less" instead of "couldn't care less" or the inappropriate use of "literally".

This thread will not go well. Many people get annoyed at people like me who can't bear Americanisms. I get iabu.
However I hate the word tardiness. And baggie. I don't understand why they're better than lateness and bag.

"Can I get....?"

No! I will get it for you, what would you like?

A lot of these terrible, dreadful Americanisms have always been used in parts of the UK though.

For example "Can I get..." has always been used in my part of Scotland and is perfectly acceptable. "May I have..." would be seen as overly formal and a bit try hard.

Mom is a UK thing too.

Don't get me started on "doubling down " which is a US way of saying being a liar or an utter gobshite and repeating your lies or gobshite-ery. UK Journalists are saying it more frequently.

Being gifted something instead of being given it as a present. Winds me up something wicked!!

bellinisurge - I was thinking this morning that I hear "doubling down" a lot in the media these days. It just seems to me to be used "sticking to their message" / "not making any concessions". Doubling down surely should mean they are trying to raise the stakes, eg if they initially just say that the other party is mistaken, then later start threatening they will take them to court.

*used for

Math

@Sleeplease - could be worse...
"Movie out October four"

another UK mom-er here

Yes yes yes yes yes @Sleeplease the date thing drives to despair.

Also 'kiddo'

Drives *me to despair
The 25th of December OR December the 25th. Nothing else thanks.

'Normalcy'

There's already a word for that. Normality.

On the weekend
Named for

Bollocks - it is at the weekend and named after as far as I'm concerned.

People talking about "hiring" someone instead of employing them is annoying me at the moment. Also signs outside shops saying "Now hiring ".

Sounds like they are talking about a thing, not a person.

I hate it when my stepson says "gotten," but my ultimate cringe is, "What are you doing for New Year's?"

A lot of these terrible, dreadful Americanisms have always been used in parts of the UK though.

That's probably where they originated from. A lot of dreadful American spelling was actually in common use in Britain "back in the day".

Oh this thread! I’ve been talking to someone online for a month or so who lives in America. At times it feels like I need an interpreter. He says “kiddo” a lot when talking about his dd, we often talk on the phone on his commute etc and he may go into a grocery store! And at the till it’s all “how are you? Have a good day” and the gem from thursday to a cashier “happy Halloween” which I cringed over!

There are so many things he says which I like but equally if not more, things I don’t.
Oh he called me “dearie” the other morning by text which made me feel like an old lady.

Store instead of shop.
Leaving out the “and” in numbers, eg: one hundred twenty.

People who say "Surgeries" instead of operations!!!

For example: "I've had three surgeries since May".

Ignorance really gets my goat.
Americans spell it license not lisence 😂😂 and mom is common in many parts of the U.K.

Well
Clearly they're all wrong.
I'm Canadian, but have many similar phrases. I'm so so weary of being judged for how I talk. Tbf, I've been here a long time, so my accent has faded, but I still have the odd phrase which I still use.

Its tiresome when people somehow feel smarter or more superior just because I grew up with saying " sidewalk", and because I still occasionally use it.

Honestly.