Friday grumble - "Americanisms"

[The Large One]

I've noticed a few more Americanisms (is that really a word?) creeping into NSC's lexicon - and thw wider world - more and more, recently.

Off season - Surely it's 'close season'. Where did the current fad for saying 'off-season' come from?

'Like', 'You Know', 'No WAY' etc. - Like, I suppose it must be great, you know, being an, like, an American teenager. It's way cool.

'Can I GET a Ham Salad sandwich?' - For fucketty f*** sake...



Moan.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

A friend of mine always says "Can I GET...". The amount of times I have corrected her....but to no avail. One day she may finally see sense, which will be like totally awesome.

 

[bhafc99]

The main thing that annoys me? Is going up at the end of every sentence? Like it's a question?

 

[The Large One]

The main thing that annoys me? Is going up at the end of every sentence? Like it's a question?

We have an Australian lass working here who does just that. When I teased her about it, she got highly miffed, reminding me this was here natural way of speaking.

Still grates, though.

 

[Thimble Keegan]

I agree with your first one as it is the "close season" and not the "off season"...Anyway in just over a week it will be become "pre-season".

As for "like" I have found that Mancs & Scousers have been using it at the end of their sentences for years, as in: "I am off down the pub, like"

Albion & England forever.

Thimble Keegan
Littlehampton BHA

 

[Perry Milkins]

I agree with your first one as it is the "close season" and not the "off season"...Anyway in just over a week it will be become "pre-season".

As for "like" I have found that Mancs & Scousers have been using it at the end of their sentences for years, as in: "I am off down the pub, like"

Albion & England forever.

Thimble Keegan
Littlehampton BHA

One could argue that the 'Off Season' is the season - well it is for the hoolies anyhow.

 

[The Large One]

I agree with your first one as it is the "close season" and not the "off season"...Anyway in just over a week it will be become "pre-season".

As for "like" I have found that Mancs & Scousers have been using it at the end of their sentences for years, as in: "I am off down the pub, like"

Albion & England forever.

Thimble Keegan
Littlehampton BHA

Different usage.

'Like', in this context, seems to be a substitute for any verb - though usually for a conjugation of the verb 'to say'.

And she was, like, 'yeah', and I was, like, 'no way'... etc.

 

[bhaexpress]

I've noticed a few more Americanisms (is that really a word?) creeping into NSC's lexicon - and thw wider world - more and more, recently.

Off season - Surely it's 'close season'. Where did the current fad for saying 'off-season' come from?

'Like', 'You Know', 'No WAY' etc. - Like, I suppose it must be great, you know, being an, like, an American teenager. It's way cool.

'Can I GET a Ham Salad sandwich?' - For fucketty f*** sake...



Moan.

Pretty sure 'Close season is not am American expression, can't remember hearing it when I was there. 'Like' and 'You know' are most definitely not new, I remember footballers using those two at the end of sentence over thirty years ago. 'No way; and the word 'So' are though.

'Can I get' definately but the one I heard a lot was 'I need' when a simple 'please could I have' would have been more polite. Used quite shock a lot of Americans when I used the word 'Please' not to mention 'Thank you', mind you those two are getting rare here too. That is an Americanism.

 

[Perry Milkins]

Different usage.

'Like', in this context, seems to be a substitute for any verb - though usually for a conjugation of the verb 'to say'.

And she was, like, 'yeah', and I was, like, 'no way'... etc.

Is it any different to our over use of questioning a persons comment rather a statement of acceptance?

e.g. "I went to the cricket last night"

"Did you?"

"No I did not and am glad you challenged me as I generally lie to you!"

and what about the phrase 'turned around'

"So she turned around and told me to get lost"

Was the lady really standing with her back to you such that she needed to revolve 180 degrees before addressing you or is a queer phrase to use?

 

[Gully]

The one that really grates with me is use of the word "so" as a form of emphasis...such as: you are so going to get laid tonight,...what is wrong with using the word really?

I am guessing that this is a saying picked up from another one of those shite American sit-coms that seem to plague our television screens, people think it makes them look cool or clever by using them in their common parlance.

 

[Perry Milkins]

"allow it"

" your mum"

 

[Spiros]

'Can I get' definately but the one I heard a lot was 'I need' when a simple 'please could I have' would have been more polite. Used quite shock a lot of Americans when I used the word 'Please' not to mention 'Thank you', mind you those two are getting rare here too. That is an Americanism.

Now the English pedant in me would correct that to 'Please MAY I have'

 

[The Large One]

Is it any different to our over use of questioning a persons comment rather a statement of acceptance?

e.g. "I went to the cricket last night"

"Did you?"

"No I did not and am glad you challenged me as I generally lie to you!"

and what about the phrase 'turned around'

"So she turned around and told me to get lost"

Was the lady really standing with her back to you such that she needed to revolve 180 degrees before addressing you or is a queer phrase to use?

Fair enough, but it's not as bad the carelessness we seem to have in the UK.

For instance, there is the number of people - especially old friends - that we 'bumped into' recently'.

 

[Perry Milkins]

Fair enough, but it's not as bad the carelessness we seem to have in the UK.

For instance, there is the number of people - especially old friends - that we 'bumped into' recently'.

that was a 'well' good response!

 

[FamilyGuy]

Personally, I hate it when people use "Z" (zee) in words like organize (organise), energize, organization ........

 

[Simster]

"Can I get..." is f***ing toss.


"Can I get a large fries and six big macs with my peanut butter shake"

"I don't know. Can you? If not, you'd better f***ing ask me to do NICELY, and that means using the word 'PLEASE'"


However, the Australianism of turning every sentence into a question with an inflex in your voice at the end of the sentence is by far the worst thing to happen to the English language ever.

 

[The Large One]

Personally, I hate it when people use "Z" (zee) in words like organize (organise), energize, organization ........

That's laziness (though not lasiness) or ignorance by not changing Microsoft's auto-correction facility.

 

[Perry Milkins]

"Can I get..." is f***ing toss.


"Can I get a large fries and six big macs with my peanut butter shake"

"I don't know. Can you? If not, you'd better f***ing ask me to do NICELY, and that means using the word 'PLEASE'"


However, the Australianism of turning every sentence into a question with an inflex in your voice at the end of the sentence is by far the worst thing to happen to the English language ever.

I thought you had given up that weekend job Simster?

 

[Icy Gull]

Different usage.

'Like', in this context, seems to be a substitute for any verb - though usually for a conjugation of the verb 'to say'.

And she was, like, 'yeah', and I was, like, 'no way'... etc.

Yeah right...... (does that count?)

 

[Nibble]

I get very annoyed at the Yoof talking like 70 year old black men from Barbados when they come from some toss-hole like Croydon. Y'get me?

I also hate



Chav 1 - "I got arrested for robbing up Greggs"
Chav 2 - "Is it?"

What the f*** does that mean "is it"?