Americanisation (the) of our language

A couple of friends, Briton and American, told us that half way across the Atlantic football became soccer

I believe it comes from what we now call football being association football to distinguish it from rugby football. It was called soccer in Britain too, but gradually just got called football.

You couldn't say bathroom when I was little and stayed in the country with my gran. The bath was tin and on a nail on the yard wall. The Lavatory was either up the garden past the pigeon hull /loft or the Gerry under the bed. Oh for the idyllic English country life.
My town gran had a lavatory, in a row of others across the street, it had an automatic flush from one end. woe betide the person who was using them when the flush went off.

lightallan

I agree that the American language is somewhat abysmal when they miss out the T in words like inanershnal for international and gonna for going to, but to be fair the British, especially on TV, use such words as nothink, somethink, everythink, to name but a few annoyances to me. Also we have the missing T here for example a i for at it, go i for got it, etc. but this is because of the "Geordie" way of speaking.

There are many more cases to mention but time writing them is precious, so Auf Wiedersehen pe

Oy ! Excuse me but I don t think it’s geordies who miss the “t”
It’s pretty much all over the UK

We do it here.

I love “you guys”......

I hate the American expression 'turning' when talking about a birthday. Next February I will be 74 I won't be turning anything!

I've said before, the dentist telling me about my teeth issues, and referring to them as "guys".
So, this guy needs to be removed, then we'll clean up these guys down here...."

I’m an American and have never heard anyone say “year on year.”

Regarding “Happy Christmas,” are you being serious that you think only Americans and those trying to be “woke” say “Happy Holidays?” Last I checked, 30-40% of both the UK and the US populations are not Christian. I don’t get worked up over it, but as a Jewish person, why would I walk around saying, “Merry Christmas?” Why does “Happy Holidays?” bother you? Do you think Jesus is offended?

Haha MissAdventure, so reassuring. Such friendly teeth.

They are.
Always smiling at people they meet.

Sarnia

I hate the American expression 'turning' when talking about a birthday. Next February I will be 74 I won't be turning anything!

Good heavens. You “hate” it ??

And we say “turning’ for birthdays . I just checked with my bloke.

There are a few Americanisms that I find irritating. However I find the loud shrill accents of certain lady Americans far more grating to my ears.

We all know about the different words used either side of the Atlantic like pants-trousers and sidewalk -pavement, but a lot of words and expressions like get-go are really just 'in' words used by people trying to impress and which the British just blame the Americans for. Racism?

Sago

Happy holidays instead of Happy Christmas?

Well there are more holidays than Christmas in December.

The uk does not own the English language.

Are people this angry about other countries where English has evolved?

Americans have not only high jacked our language but also our British way of life!

I hate the one where they say my bad

dirgni

Americans have not only high jacked our language but also our British way of life!

What on earth are you talking about? What language would you suggest they speak ???

How so dirgni? How have we Americans hijacked your way of life?

Summerlove: Apparently not. I asked earlier if there was this much anger of Canadian English or Australian English and so far no one has said so. Apparently it is just the Americans who offend.

There is also very little mention about posts from Scottish GN members who say they have used similar terms for decades in Scotland.

Nope, just Americans who offend.

Of course we have also been called uncivilized on this thread (yep, with a Zee), are apparently heathens since we apparently no longer celebrate Christmas alone and want to recognize that we have neighbors of different religions with holidays near Christmas, not to mention crude and prissy all at the same time.

The hipocracy of it all is that

Dang it, meant hypocrisy of it all is that this thread shows who is really uncivilized, crude and prissy.

And what is the worst is that some posters are proud of the fact that they are making fun of another country's language and people.

This thread is appalling! I apologise to any Americans who have to read all this criticism of their language etc. My Daughter in Law is from the States and however she speaks and whatever words she uses, she would NEVER be so rude as to post on a forum condemning English ways and phrases. Replace the word Americans on this thread with another race/creed, then tell me its not racist!

Hear hear Lady Stardust

I agree with LadyStardust and Luca. It is just encouraging intolerance.

Agree with LadtStardust

Not sure people are erasing the thread before commenting though so probably won't get heard

Reading!

I've already expressed my impression of the Americans I've met on my travels there Fftpast In the main we were greeted with genuine warm.

I'm not making fun, just enjoying the exchange. Vive la difference.

One couple from the US I met in a Gloucestershire country garden asked me the name of a tree that was in flower. If I said it once I said it a dozen times. They just couldn't understand me or presumably, my accent.
In the end I was so embarrassed that I called an assistant over who was working there to explain.
The tree was a Laburnum Vossii, not difficult to say, but it obviously got lost in my translation.