Americanisms that will never, ever cross over into the UK

what EVERRR

what's wrong with 'so...'?!

Yeah I'm really astonished by some of the things deemed Americanisms here!

If you have a British West Midlands accent you use Mom.

Why am I in trouble now? Oh dear.

I remember about seven years ago myself and loads of people I hung out with started saying douchebag all the time, having just been introduced to it by one, or both, of Daphne & Celeste. Good times

yet/already with the simple past tense. "Did you do it yet?" Don't think that's really crossed over to the UK.

Birmingham is a very different part of the world from where Anna comes from. The West Midlands is the Balkans of British Regional Identities and accents.

uh?

xpost

The West Midlands is the Balkans of British Regional Identities and accents.

xpost to the "uh"

I would say "have you done it yet?"
"Did you do it yet?" sounds American to me. Maybe I'm behind the times though.

Ah I see sorry, I used "brum" in a lazy sense. My ex was from Rugely. I didnt know the West was its own world!

ok the explanation of how they say 'book' in northern england basically made me realize that everything i know of their accents i learned from paul's grandad in 'a hard day's night'

But Paul's grandad is Irish!

I would say "have you done it yet?"
"Did you do it yet?" sounds American to me. Maybe I'm behind the times though.

-- Zelda Zonk, Friday, June 29, 2007 4:51 PM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

i might say either one of those. plenty of things, like saying 'today' for 'to-day' are really americanisms, or were considered so 80 years ago...

yet/already with the simple past tense. "Did you do it yet?" Don't think that's really crossed over to the UK.

It's definitely creeping in. I blame Friends. Also the 'have' v 'have got' thing. Both are acceptable, but in Britain it's more common to say "I've got a pen" / "Have you got a pen?" / "Yes, I have" than "I have a pen" / "Do you have a pen?" / "Yes, I do". But the other 'have' thing seems to be growing and leading to mangled hybrid exchanges like "Have you got any money?" "Yes, I do".

But the other 'have' thing seems to be growing and leading to mangled hybrid exchanges like "Have you got any money?" "Yes, I do".

"Yes, I do got money" is the correct response

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i'm not sure what y'all trying to protect.

I'm conflicted about how Americanisms have impacted on British speech but I don't obsess over it, especially not on weekends... well, not for the longest time, anyways... and I am usually the world's champion at that sort of thing... sir

one americanism i've found myself using but not understanding is along the lines of "not that big of a deal". what is up with that?

i'm not sure what y'all trying to protect.

Well I was going to say no British person would ever say "y'all"...

Not trying to protect anything. But I think it's interesting what crosses the Atlantic, and what doesn't.

some Midlanders would say "mam" right?

Cotton candy.

Taffy

How do Americans pronounce 'Mom' anyway(s)? Because the sound that most English people use in 'bomb' doesn't seem to exist in America.

Does anyone use commode?

Aluminum

If you have a British West Midlands accent you use Mom. I don't really have much of my regional accent remaining, but I still say Mom. People who are not from that area take the piss out of me constantly for "sounding like an American."

Really? My husband is from the West Midlands and neither he nor any of his friends or family say Mom. They definitely all say Mum.

Where in the West Midlands?

The tropical paradise known to most as Coventry. Heh.

"Have you got any money?" "Yes, I do"

What about the past tense of get i.e. gotten vs got?

Sadly, I've never been to Coventry. Sent people there, like.

"Have you got any money?" "Yes, I do"

See, this doesn't work in Scotland, 'cos the answers always "Naw"

we have had the "gotten" discussion here before; i believe the brits think "gotten" is ugly and possibly dangerous

ill-gotten

Does 'Darn Tooting' get said in the US?

Gotten is old school, like 17th century or sumthin'

britishes need to chillax

If you ask "have you got", then grammatically the reply should be "yes I have", and if you ask "do you have", then the reply is "do you have". I think that's the point being made above.

As for got/gotten, I think there's an age cut-off. People (in the UK) over the age of 30 or so use "got" as past partciple, younger people use "gotten".

OK I just reread that post and I see that you meant the reply should be "Yes, I have" instead of "Yes, I do". I don't think that's an Americanism either though. Using "do" in place of other verbs surely is an integral part of the English language?

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Aaargh, the reply to the second is "yes I do"

x post to TomD. - Coventry is not a very exciting place but it's not nearly as bad as people make it out to be. It's kind of grim but so are a lot of other places! I was expecting much worse based on what I'd been told.

Does 'Darn Tooting' get said in the US?

I've never heard it said other than in jest.

Is "pesky" still in common usage in the US?

also:

"you want that i" vs "do you want me to" FITE!

ironic slang is the old/new ironic dancing

xxpost yes, why wouldn't it be?

Charlie that's a whole 'nother topic

If you ask "have you got", then grammatically the reply should be "yes I have", and if you ask "do you have", then the reply is "do you have". I think that's the point being made above.

yeah, only who the fuck speaks grammatically?

Does 'Darn Tooting' get said in the US?

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May we never start referring to our main courses as "entrees"... aargh.

-- mike t-diva, Friday, June 29, 2007 4:37 AM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Link

I have never ever heard that this is wrong

It is becasue entree should actually be used to refer to an appetizer, right?

The word entrée is French. It generally means "entry", and "a smaller, first course" when used in relation to food.

I think the US is the only place where entree means main course. Every else it means the starter course.