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Americanisms gone too far, are you guilty?

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  • #252
    Feisar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,709 ✭✭✭Feisar


    cdgalwegian wrote: »
    I had a meal on the 'floating' Chinese restaurant in Amsterdam last year. The Chinese waiter had an American accent, and I asked him what part of America he was from- "Amsterdam". :rolleyes: Not a trace of Dutch (or Chinese) accent in him. Pretty, pretty, pretttty common.






    Is that not more down to where/how one learns English though?

    First they came for the socialists...



  • #253
    Feisar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,709 ✭✭✭Feisar


    My brother says semI instead of semi, tit.

    First they came for the socialists...



  • #254
    Hamsterchops
    Registered Users Posts: 3,281 ✭✭✭Hamsterchops


    LeYouth wrote: »
    Nope

    Nope to what man?


  • #255
    unhappys10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 692 ✭✭✭unhappys10


    Pythagorean wrote: »
    Shortly after I arrived in America, I went for a burger in a small "Mom and Pop" type joint. The proprietor asked me if I wanted mayo on the burger. I was quite bemused by this, and I thought he meant Mayo, as in the west of Ireland !!. Another time I asked for 20 Marlboro in a shop, and they disappeared into their storeroom and came out with 20 packets of 20 Marlboro !! Just as well I didn't ask for some fags !!
    You would have needed a shopping cart


  • #256
    Thelonious Monk
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    ikr?


  • #257
    CrankyHaus
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭CrankyHaus


    Hamsterchops wrote: »
    Buoy is definitely remaining Boy (no contest), same goes for aluminium which is also safe :)
    .

    The yanks are in the right on this one IME. Describing various Buoys just gets confusing to your audience. Boo-ey is superior pronunciation because it can't be confused with boy.

    However some of their other maritime affectations are a little silly. Grown men obsessing over calling the jacks onboard the Head so they can feel like they're in the Marines. Who gives a toss what you call it.


  • #258
    simongurnick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,919 ✭✭✭simongurnick


    I live in Canada and 4 of my kids are born here. They all call the "trunk" the boot. So dont worry folks, we're fighting back from the inside


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