Is it only me that goes grrr at this phrase?

I'm Canadian and nobody talks about
Americanisms or UK English sayings because nobody actually cares.

Globalisation, various forms of media and the Internet have made the world such a tiny place.

Did you know that Americans and Canadians account for 70% of the world's native English speakers?

People from the UK are only 17% of the native English speaking population; so this is a big reason why Americanisms are winning amongst the youth.

I rather like ‘where’s it too’? Devonian speak.

Oh wow ninarose you are a lucky one, all that money to spend on shoes.

Does anyone else say "Old Year's Night". My mother does - she's 95.

Had an email from Charles Clinkard shoes exclaiming "Nina good news, you have reward points totalling £0 , come in store and enjoy !".
Still puzzling over why this is good news.

By year did [confuse] me when I first moved down by year

Actually Phoebes it's ' down by year' Year ( as pronounced) is used for here, ear and year. Take your pick. ?

grannylyn65 Tue 31-Dec-19 15:51:20
So bored with pedantry

Such a good reason for reading Pedants’ Corner!

One thing that has cropped up recently and which drives me crazy is saying:”Come over to mine/ours at 7 o’clock.” My/our what???
As for “Let’s go down the pub”, well, in Wales, where I come from, the more prepositions the better! “Come over to down by ‘ere!” (I actually have heard someone say that!

No, well not according to the OED

We could just refer to The Jones Family!

I thought it was The Jones’

Waleses?

What is the plural of a surname ending in 'es' or 's'?
I would say The Joneses, The Hugheses

So does the Oxford English Dictionary

Somethink.
Off of.
I want to share my feelings.
Waleses.

Guys
Just a few of my hates .

Grannylyn why come into Pedants corner if you dislike it so much.

And " fell pregnant " Lesley60 how does that happen ?

I want to scream when couples say we are pregnant, no she is pregnant, he is going to be a father but he can’t be pregnant.
Please give us women a little bit of praise for being pregnant without him trying to say he is.

Speldnan, yes I am sure it's a shortening (which makes sense) not a plural (which doesn't). And slaw is an American term for salad, I think "cole" refers to cabbage specifically.

Jane10.....I like the sound of your Father ?

Going back to Auld Lang Syne -
For 'We'll take a cup of kindness yet', I've always sang 'We'll take the path of righteousness'
Don't think anyone noticed !

Agree with @MawB we always sang the first and last verses and still do for that matter. Happy New Year everyone.

So bored with pedantry

Oh yes - journey is v annoying. I also actively dislike the overuse of ‘healing’ to mean recover or get better.

Enjoy!!

when your meal is served in a restaurant

Hopefully I will enjoy it.

How I agree 4allweknow Tom Watson was on the radio this morning whinging on about his 'journey' through diabetes etc.

And how many "journeys" will we all undertake. Everyone just everyone has a "journey" for some reason or other. Never an experience, a journey!

Just another date on the calendar....if my husband could work over the Millenium and not bat an eyelid! Because he was a train driver ...and people expected trains...and it was his shift !! Ergo : he worked. Just another date on the calendar indeed!!