What is the most American word?

Question

What is the most Canadian word?
...most British word?
...most French word?

Answer 1

As an American/southern gal I would have to say "y'all"

In my younger days as a receptionist I would try to speak very clearly. Still, I'd have guys from Japan and England call in and ask me to say it .... Y'all come back to see me now.

I made the mistake of slipping this out when we had a big meeting at the corporate office and it was a really big hit. Everyone had been working very hard to hold back on the slang and be clear in everything they said. It broke the ice on the way out the door and we actually got more orders because of it. It just pays to be yourself. They wondered why they had not heard all those variables they in turn had been told to learn. "Y'all" being the most popular.

Answer 2

IMO:

American - "D'oh!" This was added to the dictionary from "The Simpsons", an American TV show that is iconic.

Canadian - "Eh" There's an old joke that the country was named by pulling letters out of a hat. The guy pulling the letters read them off to a person who wrote them down, and he read them off, "C, eh? N, eh? D, eh?" which was translated to C-A-N-A-D-A.

British - "Cheerio" I don't have any evidence to back this up other than I can just picture any brit saying it and I can't think of anyone else who would say it other than a General Mills executive trying to sell an "o"-shaped cereal.

French - "Sacrablue!" [don't know the spelling, just typed phonetically] I have no clue what the word means, but every stereotypical French person that is impersonated on TV and in movies seems to say that word.

Answer 3

Most American word is 'money'
Most Canadian word is 'cold'
Most British word is 'polite'
Most French word is 'merde'

Answer 4

I think internet is the most American word.

It conveys that technical/political spin tone that defines things, and tries to publicize them all at the same time.

Canadian is A I think, it's all about laid back and tolerant, and A says it all. Have a good day A.

Brit's would be Cheerio, nerdish and friendly.

French would be Monsieur, sounds all standoffish and proper.

Answer 5

I'd say the most "American" word is y'all. I mean, come on... NO ONE says it outside the US, despite the fact that people all over the world stick English/American terms into their conversations all the time.

As for Canadian, sorry, I gotta go with the stereotype and say "eh?" hehe

Answer 6

I think that years ago, when Ford and Chevy sent out advertising of their vehicles--Chrysler wasn't a big three then. There was a theme song for Chevy...Baseball, hot dogs, apple pie and Cheverolet.

I think the most american word would be baseball. It's America's favorite past-time, (Now nearly being eclipsed by NASCAR--Grrrrr).

British word? "How are you, LUV" You think of Wimbeldon, and how they talk with their accents. "Luv" to them is like our "What's up".

French? I don't know how to spell it, but "Wee".

Answer 7

Sounds funny but the most used American word is marborol

Answer 8

American: Sweeet, Dude, Awesome, Like (as in, She was like eating and like she choked...)
Canadian: Eehhh
British: Wicked, Ace, Dodgy, Snog, knickers, seen.
French: I don't really now what they say a lot over there. Menage et tois?

Answer 9

american, canadian, british, french

Answer 10

America, because it's after an Italian Amerigo Vespucci.

Canada, because it's Iroquoian word meaning "village" or "settlement."

United Kingdom, because it's not united.

France, because it's from "land of the franks" a conquering class of free people under a chieftain named Franko, (many other etomologies too, all comical and bogus)