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29-10-07, 09:21 AM
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Americanisms
A somewhat ironic title I know.
No apologies to any Yanks whatsoever. "Nipping in the butt" No! Wrong! Totally wrong! Next... |
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29-10-07, 09:28 AM
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Re: Americanisms
What about bushisms?
Pick whatever word you like, and stick "ification" at the end Wonderfulification! Matt |
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29-10-07, 10:00 AM
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Re: Americanisms
We've both said 'ism'. We're as bad as them!
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29-10-07, 12:34 PM
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Re: Americanisms
Is that an Americanism? I thought it was just a universal semi-literateism? Like "changing tact". It's CHANGING TACK! TACK! TACT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL IN THIS CONTEXT!
I suppose it's possible I get disproportionately worked up about that one though.
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29-10-07, 12:39 PM
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Re: Americanisms
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29-10-07, 12:43 PM
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Re: Americanisms
Saying "can I get" instead of "can I have" really winds me up.
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29-10-07, 12:51 PM
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Re: Americanisms
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I'll take a rain check on the others...*groan*... |
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29-10-07, 12:53 PM
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Re: Americanisms
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Anyway, when I order something I say "I'll have the..." I mean I'm ordering here, just do as you're told and we'll get through this. |
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29-10-07, 02:08 PM
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Re: Americanisms
What about saying: "I could care less about that" when actually they mean "I COULD NOT care less about that!". ARGH!
On some crappy show the other day I actually heard some fool using it in the past-tense. "I used to could care less about global warming, but now I see it's important". As if could-care-less is a word in itself 
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29-10-07, 02:10 PM
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Re: Americanisms
People putting 'like' in every sentence
 It's, like, sooo annoying 
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