To ask where this stupid phrase has come from?

[Bluesheep8]

"Swap out"
Why the addition of the word 'out' ?
I was in a restaurant last week and heard someone say "can I swap out the chips for new potatoes?"
The word swap says all that's needed surely? It just makes no sense

where did the american accent come from?

Swap out"
Why the addition of the word 'out' ?
That construction sounds to me like it's a translation from another language (German?)

'Can I get' instead of 'Can I have'
'A couple [noun]' instead of 'A couple OF [noun]'

Both Americanisms and I don't have a problem with Americans using them - just makes me cringe hearing them over here.

Hold the mayo

Oh. Another thread where people can't accept that language evolves is coming then. Marvelous.

Visiting "with" family" instead of visiting family. I just ate dinner and not I have just eaten dinner, Typical American influence - dreadful.

@Ifailed

A swap file is used to create extra virtual memory on a hard disk. Memory in this context is the faster RAM which programs use to store themselves and their data when running. When RAM starts to fill up, the operating system will swap -out the least used parts of RAM to the relatively slower hard drive.

Fuck knows what that has to do with swapping chips for new potatoes.

Possibly because RAM is made up from chips?

'Reach out to'. What's wrong with 'contact' ?

Waiting on.

@Stath
"They seem to be of the same ilk as the absolute bugbear ‘off of’"

No that's regional dialect that's spread.

"What can I style this with’ has me a bit confused
Why not just say what can I wear this with""

Because you can wear anything with anything, but if you want to be stylish, then that's different.

" I just ate dinner and not I have just eaten dinner, "

Just eaten is very soon after, ate dinner is a longer gap, both are correct.

To be honest it does clarify which item you specifically don't want to avoid any confusion.

“Can I swap out the chips for new potatoes” & “can I swap the chips for new potatoes” are both equally clear about which item you’d like removing, and what you’d like in its place. I don’t think it adds an clarity that was missing before.

@AdobeWanKenobi

Oh. Another thread where people can't accept that language evolves is coming then. Marvelous.

Oh. Another post where someone can't accept that others have different opinions to them. Marvellous.

Just because language evolves, it doesn't mean we all have to be ecstatic about every affectation and appropriation we encounter.

The "needs sorted" construction is Scottish I think. See here on "sorted" generally and re Scottish use in comments: separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2017/09/sorted.html And here on "needs washed": ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/needs-washed.

People on MN keep saying "I was pissed because DH was late" and the like.

Pissed? NO YOU WERE PISSED OFF!

Return back is a particular gripe for me

"It's too big of an ask", "too long of a wait" - the addition of "of" makes me uncomfortable.!

It's the slow creep (or rather rapid in the last few years in fact) of American figures of speech and American English in general.

I have nothing against Americans using it. I am perplexed and rather irritated about how it's changing the use of the English language in the UK though.

[quote reallyalurker]The "needs sorted" construction is Scottish I think. See here on "sorted" generally and re Scottish use in comments: separatedbyacommonlanguage.blogspot.com/2017/09/sorted.html And here on "needs washed": ygdp.yale.edu/phenomena/needs-washed.[/quote]
I'm sure there are parts of the world it's a normal phrase, it's not where I live and has come into use the last couple of years along with 'hence why'

Just because language evolves, it doesn't mean we all have to be ecstatic about every affectation and appropriation we encounter.

Absolutely right.

@YouJustFoldItIn

It's the slow creep (or rather rapid in the last few years in fact) of American figures of speech and American English in general.

I have nothing against Americans using it. I am perplexed and rather irritated about how it's changing the use of the English language in the UK though.

I agree.

'Reach out to'. What's wrong with 'contact' ?

Goodness knows, but it's even invading businesses, customer services functions and professional websites in the UK now. It makes me want to hurl.

There is a difference between the evolution of language and the grammatically incorrect.

My bugbear is colleagues arranging a meeting between; John, Mary and myself.

@HazelandChacha

‘What can I style this with’ has me a bit

Why not just say what can I wear this with?

Urgh, this reminds me of the style and beauty threads where people say nonsense like

“You could team it with a black heel”

Just the one heel? Surely the other foot would be cold? And why are they teaming up?

Me too re the use of Americanisms. I see a lot if 'utlize' in my work when they mean 'use'. Also signage for signs. And when did tips become hacks?

And emails that start "Hey Roses". Usually from the under 30s. It irks.