Americanisms, which one makes you cringe when you hear it?

BraziliaNZ

I think everyone hates "going forward"

Four-Percent

"sucks" is the worst, it's almost invariably a snotty nosed teenager with long hair, dimples, and a skateboard who listens to sum 41, blink 182 and/or iron maiden (not that Iron Maiden are bad at all).Or someone who was once a snotty nosed teenager.

cyberwolf77

Magenta wrote: »

I'm not sure if it's American or not but saying "I heart" something really annoys me. "I heart my new handbag"- it makes no sense.

Oh yeah, and ''awesome".

Both of these can be traced to California, which the rest of America disavows all knowledge of.

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

I think everyone hates "going forward"

That's just business-speak not an Americanism

cyberwolf77

Four-Percent wrote: »

"sucks" is the worst, it's almost invariably a snotty nosed teenager with long hair, dimples, and a skateboard who listens to sum 41, blink 182 and/or iron maiden (not that Iron Maiden are bad at all).Or someone who was once a snotty nosed teenager.

That would be why I say, "Sucks like a Hoover."

Dr Rod Doom

The practice of attaching "...gate" to the end of anything "scandalous" - shows a complete lack of bloody imagination.

cyberwolf77

Dr Rod Doom wrote: »

The practice of attaching "...gate" to the end of anything "scandalous" - shows a complete lack of bloody imagination.

Actually that's more a case of wishful thinking on the part of the reporters involved in covering the case. Still dumber than hell though.

beardo81

F*ckers that have shortened the already painful "Oh My God" (said every 5 poxy seconds) to "OMG" should get a swift kick in the genitals.


Oh yeh and "'Fo Sho" (For Sure)

COP THE F*CK ON!!! :mad:

Acacia

It kind of irks me sometimes when describing something nerdy or uncool they'll say ''that's so white!".

Milky Moo

The word guesstimate I am not even sure I am spelling it right,because I am pretty sure it is not a word.

Candy is another one,my niece used it the other day,oh the shame!

rubadub

Acacia wrote: »

Do you mean ''frickin'" as in ''frickin' sweet!" Because ''frigging'' is an old word from this side of the Atlantic, been used for ages.

Yes, I would have associated frigging more as an english term, for female masturbation or a man fingering a girl. I remember a term in the 90's in dublin "spanish frig", which I hope was an urban myth...


I hate the sight of a bunch of "jocks" (another term I hate!) going "USA USA USA" at sporting events, or anything!

I also hate "pissed", meaning pissed off, e.g. "he was really pissed", I always think they are talking about drunks and usually bitterly disappointed, a good story ruined.

star.chaser

The-Rigger wrote: »

What would you do if you met the person that coined that?

I'm guessing very little.

was it you? if it was you'll need to PM me to find out what i'll do to you if i ever meet you. if i post it, my account will probably be suspended

Wreck

Douche.

Jimmy Iovine

Cringe

star.chaser

Wreck wrote: »

Douche.

douche bag +1

star.chaser

fitz0 wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055349097&highlight=americanisms

Anyone else notice the amount of repeated threads that crop up here?

no, we don't all have that much time on our hands to go trawling the archives of boards

on a message board with this many members, your gonna get a few repeat threads. :rolleyes:

we apologize profusely

brummytom

A Neurotic wrote: »

People who say "mom".

She's your mammy, you plank.

This isn't an Americanism.. it's a word from the West Midlands, England.. either Birmingham or the 'Black country'

Annoys me when people think it's American; I hate Americanisms, as do my family, and have always used the word, as does everyone here.


EDIT; found this article :P

Monday, April 10, 2006
Mum and Mom
Do you think Mom is an American word for Mum and that the latter is the correct spelling in England? Think again. The word Mom is widely used in the Midlands.

"Mom and Mommy are old-English words, words that are stilled used in Birmingham and most parts of the West Midlands, we all use the term Mom and Mommy never Mum or Mummy, as here the correct spelling is Mom and Mommy has been for hundreds and hundreds of years, when people from the West Midlands went to America all those years ago they took our correct spelling with them, hence they use Mom and Mommy and we still do in the West Midlands. Here in the West Midlands the words Mum and Mummy are frowned upon as they look and sound wrong, thankfully our local schools teach our correct spelling of Mom and Mommy and the kids still come home with handmade cards with out correct Mom and Mommy Spelling on.

I believe parts of Scotland use the Mom and Mommy term too, as I have relatives there and whenever I visit them, they and the people I visit or see use the term Mom too, however I'm not sure how widespread its use is.

We in Birmingham and the West Midlands get annoyed when people wrongly think we are using American words, when the word Mom and Mommy aren't American they were British to start with, it's just unlike the West Midlands other areas changed their spelling."

C Parkes

/whinging

BraziliaNZ

yes "mom" needs to stop. Fair enough in America but Irish people saying it is just ridiculous.

eightyfish

"I'll action that."

star.chaser

Acacia wrote: »

Do you mean ''frickin'" as in ''frickin' sweet!" Because ''frigging'' is an old word from this side of the Atlantic, been used for ages.

I hate ''frickin'", "awesome" and ''it really bugs me''. And they way they pronounce ''schedule'' as ''shedule''.

aw, don't get me started, Alumin-um

Manic Moran

Salvelinus wrote: »

Girls calling each other lads.

You're spelling it wrong.

Lad(')s, applies to lads and ladies. Apostrophe for contraction, and brackets to indicate 'as applicable' in the same manner as (s)he.

The word guesstimate I am not even sure I am spelling it right,because I am pretty sure it is not a word

People got tired of explaining "SWAG," I think. But SWAG is still in use.

NTM

Wossack

'you have a nice day' at the end of a phonecall


/wince

Wreck

BraziliaNZ wrote: »

yes "mom" needs to stop. Fair enough in America but Irish people saying it is just ridiculous.

I've been calling my mother Mom for nearly 30 years, was America even discovered at that stage?

Manic Moran

star.chaser wrote: »

aw, don't get me started, Alumin-um

Apparently that one is actually justifiable. At the time the words were being collected for the Noah Webster dictionary of 1828, the inventor/discoverer of the stuff, Englishman Sir Humphrey Davy (Oh, if only his last name were Appleby) actually did spell it 'aluminum.' He subsequently changed it to 'aluminium', but by that point, it was too late, and the American dictionaries used the earlier spelling.

NTM

Novella

"Hey, you guys! How you guys doin' today? Have a great day, you guys!"

STOP CALLING ME A GUY!!! :mad:

BraziliaNZ

Wreck wrote: »

I've been calling my mother Mom for nearly 30 years, was America even discovered at that stage?

must have been watching too much Family Ties

Biggins

"Yo" or "Yo my man!"

Feck off - I ain't your man. Get stuffed.
...and "Yo" the fcuk what?

Dyr

Whats the story with "happy out" and "sound out" is that the yanks fault or is just some new culchie thing? Either way anyone who uses either needs to catch face aids straight away

Prof.Badass

When Americans started using the word "****" they ruined it.

Now you hear Irish people say "**** off" instead of "having a ****" :mad:.

Long Onion

Rag Head
Towel Head
Wop
Spic

^^ True Americanisms

Other words that they use which for some unknown reason p*ss me right off are:

Caucauses (as in the elections in Iowa)
Filibuster (fcuk off)
Valedictorian

I HATE AMERICA:mad:

Manic Moran

Filibuster

I thought that was supposed to be an Irish invention?

[ETA: I checked. Apparently the Romans came up with it, whilst the word itself is of Dutch roots. Go figure]

NTM

star.chaser

Manic Moran wrote: »

Apparently that one is actually justifiable. At the time the words were being collected for the Noah Webster dictionary of 1828, the inventor/discoverer of the stuff, Englishman Sir Humphrey Davy (Oh, if only his last name were Appleby) actually did spell it 'aluminum.' He subsequently changed it to 'aluminium', but by that point, it was too late, and the American dictionaries used the earlier spelling.

NTM

ooouuuuwwwww, clever cloggs! we can see how you ended up being bestowed with the title Moderator

star.chaser

Novella wrote: »

"Hey, you guys! How you guys doin' today? Have a great day, you guys!"

STOP CALLING ME A GUY!!! :mad:

that's actually very funny if you imagine some ponce with a thick new york accent saying it

Jesus Wept

star.chaser wrote: »

was it you? if it was you'll need to PM me to find out what i'll do to you if i ever meet you. if i post it, my account will probably be suspended

Would you do this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7bYNAHXxw

star.chaser

The-Rigger wrote: »

Would you do this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7bYNAHXxw

watched that but you obviously need sound to understand your point which i don't. sorry

Novella

star.chaser wrote: »

that's actually very funny if you imagine some ponce with a thick new york accent saying it

I actually just came back from New York the other day and that's where I heard it!

Another one is : "OH MY GOD! You guys are Irish?! I have always wanted to visit there, it looks so beautiful! My family are actually Irish!".

cashback

"not so much". I struggled to find an explanation before but this link should explain.

http://www.azcentral.com/ent/pop/articles/1031catchphrases1031.html

I've heard it on Friends and even seen people post it on boards. it just really annoys me!

TheGreenGiant

"hey John...take a picture"

that one never grows old! lol

Jesus Wept

star.chaser wrote: »

watched that but you obviously need sound to understand your point which i don't. sorry

I find most audio visual clips don't give the proper experience without audio.

thomond2006

"And I was like, oh my god, whatever!!"

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

ScumLord

I despise the word awesome. Especially when it's said by an American, there's something about the combination of their high pitched whinny accent and saying that word that just makes me cringe. It's possibly even worse when Australians say it because of the way they end every sentence like their asking a question.

TheGreenGiant

thomond2006 wrote: »

"And I was like, oh my god, whatever!!"

:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

ROFL!! Yep....that is a certified Americanism right there :rolleyes::pac:

murfie

cyberwolf77 wrote: »

Git R' Done
Y'all
Whassup
These all irritate me to death, and I'm an American

Dont pick on the south yanky, we may rise up again!

kevogy

people who call a torch a flashlight

and then they have the nerve to believe a torch is somesort of stone-age light for exploring dark caves


also
me: where can i find a resturant near here
some lad with weird accent: i have no clue

i have no clue?

Overheal

sidneykidney wrote: »

When Americans say math its maths ffs,(isnt it??) and also if there in uni or college they insist on saying school makes them sound like teenagers

Math. Math. Math.

Magenta wrote: »

I'm not sure if it's American or not but saying "I heart" something really annoys me. "I heart my new handbag"- it makes no sense.

Oh yeah, and ''awesome".

Dublin_Gunner wrote: »

I dont know if its an Americanism, but the addition of the word 'much' to form a sentence / rhetorical question when combined with a feeling etc

i.e "Jealous much?"

Grrrr.............................

**Bloody hell, emeraldstar - we posted at nearly the same time, started our sentences with the same statement, and finished off with a 'grr'

How very odd..........

Both are internet spawned memes.

Pighead wrote: »

That's not American! That got Galway written all over it. It's usually good looking fat ginger Galway girls who use it.

We call her a Linebacker.

almostnever

When people spell "specialise" as "specialize" or "colour" as "color."

And there seems to be a monopoly on the nonsensical "I could care less",too.

Overheal

almostnever wrote: »

When people spell "specialise" as "specialize" or "colour" as "color."

And there seems to be a monopoly on the nonsensical "I could care less",too.

Thats a really silly thing to get upset about. I can understand where people come from when they want to make a rant against Shotguns and Nascar, but S's and Z's?

Manic Moran

Overheal wrote: »

Thats a really silly thing to get upset about. I can understand where people come from when they want to make a rant against Shotguns and Nascar, but S's and Z's?

Mainly because of the origins of it. The Simplified Spelling Commission was an American construct, which basically said "To hell with teaching people how to spell, we'll just change the spelling of things to the way we think they should be spelled" Hence the dropped 'u's, the 'z's vice 's's, the 'f's instead of 'ph' and so on.

Math. Math. Math.

No! Enough!!! What times are these, that passing ruffians can say "Math" at will to people on the street?!

NTM

teddy_303

The one that gets on my nerves above all others was "moon roof". Thats what they actually call a sun roof on a car. How much can you bastardise a language exactly? ****, even spell check is bull **** with their rubbish..I just checked bastardise, and even that was bastardised.. Go figure?

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Manic Moran

teddy_303 wrote: »

The one that gets on my nerves above all others was "moon roof". Thats what they actually call a sun roof on a car.

No, a sunroof is still a sunroof. In American terminology a moonroof is different, generally is made of tinted glass. Sunroofs are made of metal, the same colour as the roof. Goes back to the 1970s.

NTM

tallus

Idiots who say Axe instead of Ask.

Now that really grinds my gears!