Title: Americanisms Post by: celtic on November 19, 2007, 10:18:13 PM I hate them. Why are they part of our language? Everyone is doing it!!!
Go figure. WTF is that all about? It was 'like' ten years ago. Well was it ten years ago? ONE TIME!!!!! Many more creeping in and i cant stand them. ahhh thats better. Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: AlexMartin on November 19, 2007, 10:19:18 PM I hate them. Why are they part of our language? Everyone is doing it!!! Go figure. WTF is that all about? It was 'like' ten years ago. Well was it ten years ago? ONE TIME!!!!! Many more creeping in and i cant stand them. ahhh thats better. I said lol when someone told me a joke the other day. Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: kinboshi on November 19, 2007, 10:21:45 PM LOL is a web thing, rather than an American thing. Although they'd like to think it was all their doing, it wasn't/isn't just their domain.
'Go figure' has got to be one of the worst. I mean it's just soooooo..... Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: celtic on November 19, 2007, 10:25:15 PM OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: ifm on November 19, 2007, 10:28:13 PM I know what you mean, i sold a frail old lady down the road from me my old telly then broke into her flat and stole it back.
Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: kinboshi on November 19, 2007, 10:39:27 PM OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY GODDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!! ;D Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: Acidmouse on November 19, 2007, 11:20:20 PM my bad my bad.
Although the wifey is American she is adopted Yorkshire miner and says 'owt alot :P Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: boldie on November 20, 2007, 08:22:16 AM my bad my bad. I sometimes think my wife's a Yorkshire miner as well..I get 'owt either ;)Although the wifey is American she is adopted Yorkshire miner and says 'owt alot :P Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: Laxie on November 20, 2007, 09:20:35 AM Does saying 'feck' now and then get me off the hook?
Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: Rod Paradise on November 20, 2007, 09:29:34 AM Does saying 'feck' now and then get me off the hook? Nope - mixing Americanism with Corkisms is even worse ;nana; Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: boldie on November 20, 2007, 10:04:13 AM http://www.merrycoz.org/voices/bartlett/AMER01.HTM
Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: lazaroonie on November 20, 2007, 04:28:43 PM my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...
my bad what ? my bad grammar ? my bad grasp of the english language ? my bad sentence construction that fails to contain a vowel ? my bad schooling that was more interested in teaching me to shoot than to speak properly ? Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: Rod Paradise on November 20, 2007, 04:37:50 PM my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad... my bad what ? my bad grammar ? my bad grasp of the english language ? my bad sentence construction that fails to contain a vowel ? my bad schooling that was more interested in teaching me to shoot than to speak properly ? All this by a boy fae Uddingston - oh the irony rotflmfao Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: boldie on November 20, 2007, 04:47:27 PM my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad... my bad what ? my bad grammar ? my bad grasp of the english language ? my bad sentence construction that fails to contain a vowel ? my bad schooling that was more interested in teaching me to shoot than to speak properly ? All this by a boy fae Uddingston - oh the irony rotflmfao lmao Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: technolog on November 20, 2007, 06:20:01 PM my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad... my bad what ? my bad grammar ? my bad grasp of the english language ? my bad sentence construction that fails to contain a v my bad schooling that was more interested in teaching me to shoot than to speak properly ? FYP ;scarymoment; Tell me when he's gone. Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: Claw75 on November 20, 2007, 06:53:50 PM My daughter just asked me what 'sure' means. I said that it means when you are certain or definite about something. She said 'no, i mean when you ask a question and someone says "OK, sure"'. Apparently she has a teacher that says it ::)
Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: madasahatstand on November 20, 2007, 07:24:07 PM my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad...my bad... my bad what ? my bad grammar ? my bad grasp of the english language ? my bad sentence construction that fails to contain a vowel ? my bad schooling that was more interested in teaching me to shoot than to speak properly ? It does my head in too.................lol Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: HOLDorFOLD on November 20, 2007, 09:23:33 PM my bad my bad. I have never heard this expression before ?? Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: celtic on November 20, 2007, 11:34:18 PM mainly used in american sitcom/drama programmes.
Think it means my fault or my mistake or i'm a dumb american t*** that cant speak properly. Whatever. This topic is getting long already. :) Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: bolt pp on November 21, 2007, 07:00:21 AM shooting someone from your car who's standing on the corner with his mates as you drive past, it's just annoying, you dont need it, especially if it's been raining and youve lost some money backing dogs, it's enough to give you the hump
Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: boldie on November 21, 2007, 08:08:21 AM shooting someone from your car who's standing on the corner with his mates as you drive past, it's just annoying, you dont need it, especially if it's been raining and youve lost some money backing dogs, it's enough to give you the hump lmao Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: Laxie on November 21, 2007, 09:51:55 AM shooting someone from your car who's standing on the corner with his mates as you drive past, it's just annoying, you dont need it, especially if it's been raining and youve lost some money backing dogs, it's enough to give you the hump rotflmfao That's my monitor needing a clean now...cheers. Title: Re: Americanisms Post by: Snatiramas on November 21, 2007, 10:29:54 AM Sorry I am in a world of pain with europeanisms to worry about Americanisms.
On the phone today I actually used the phrase "For sure!!!!" WTF has happened to me for sure.......what is? I give up with myself. Luftrussel |