Why do Americans?

Question

Seem to think that their bastardised version of English is likely to be correct and our English version of English is simply wrong?
It's just like football. They take the name of our national sport, dress up in girly padding, and throw a rugby ball around and seem to think that this is football and the game we play is called soccer.
The Americans. God love 'em.

Answer 1

We're Americans. Nothing else matters.

Answer 2

Why do Americans seem to think that their bastardised version of English is likely to be correct and our English version of English is simply wrong?

I don't. Next question.

It's just like football. They take the name of our national sport, dress up in girly padding, and throw a rugby ball around and seem to think that this is football and the game we play is called soccer.

I don't like football. Do you have any more childish questions or comments?

Answer 3

Have you had a bad experience with an American? Maybe you visited the United States and didn't think you were treated well? Or perhaps, just perhaps, something crawled up your *** and died. Whatever the reason, it is not polite to put others down to make yourself look better. If you would like to tell about all of the wonderful things that your country has, go right ahead. I would listen and applaud. But to attack others for no reason, makes me wonder about your motives. By the way, put on some of those "girlie pads" and try to play American football just once. Take a couple of tackles from a few of those 300 lb. + defenders. Then come back and tell us all about it. If you can.

Answer 4

Probably for the same reasons that the English seem to think that English is a pure language spoken only in England. (PS. what about Scotland and Wales and N Ireland?)

All languages borrow words, phrases etc from others and languages change over time. If you went back over a hundred or a thousand years and met old English people, you may make the same sort of comments about them.

Remember 1066 and the Norman invasion? A lot of french words came into the english language (Richard the "lionheart" only spent 6 months in England, he hated the English/weather and spoke only French).

A lot of words in English are also borrowed from the old "Empire". eg pyjama, bungalow, khaki, veranda are from india.

Whether we (in the UK) like it or not, our poodle PM has made sure that we are part of the US empire so learn to live with it (or get another pooch).

Answer 5

We don't think any such thing. We do insist that people should speak English in this country, the Queen's or our own. And our English is not bastardized. It is different, that's all. Distance, time and culture changes language. You do not speak Shakespeare's English because the language has changed since his day. Soccer/football? Who cares but you? They're different sports, each with a different appeal. I'm personally fond of both. Cricket, on the other hand, I just don't get, but I won't diss it. (OOPS, I said: diss. American vernacular. It just slipped out.)

Answer 6

No 'educated' American has ever said that American English is more proper, or has any opinion for that matter. Americans never "took" the name of football, football is football and soccer is soccer here. What you call football was practically unheard of here in the U.S. until relatively recently, and although more popular now, is very low on the excitement scale and few Americans would pay to see it.
The English, God love 'em.

Answer 7

The reason that Americans have developed their own version of English, while other English-speaking countries have retained our spellings is very simple. The influence of the media and a notoriously poor education system has led to the average American either being too lazy or too ill-educated to learn that some words are not spelt phonetically (i.e. spelt as they sound,e.g. colour not color).
On the subject of football, this perfectly highlights America's isolated position in the world. The football World Cup is the most widely-watched sporting event globally, both in terms of numbers and number of countries. Meanwhile, America still refers to it's baseball ( aka 'rounders' !?!) as the World Series. Who are those other countries that compete??

Answer 8

This is not the correct question... it should be, why do normal reasonably educated English people copy americanisms. I refuse to ask for Mayo, I switch on my computer, I don't boot it up, and I have nervous fits when I hear anyone say 'Gotten'

Answer 9

Well, with spelling, they made the mistake of as king a man who obviously couldn't spell top write their dictionary - Webster.

however, some of their expressions are merely archaic. Lost in history over here but retained by the backwoods folk over there - much like folk song and dance.

Answer 10

for the benefit of Steve W who said....
"The crap thing is Sky Sports calls programs Soccer.. Soccer AM and Gillette Soccer special?? Why... Is BSKYB owned by Rupert Murdoch or a Yank??"

erm actually Murdoch is an America (born Austrailian but naturalised US citizen - apparently you cant own media / large media companies if you arent American)

BTW Gillette is an american owned company too.

Answer 11

Americans dont speak English they speak Americanese they claim every thing is theres including History.