Your most annoying English to American or American to English langauge change?
eg.
I hate it that the Americans pronounce Van Gough 'Van Go'
I hate it that the English spell color 'colour'
2007-09-06 05:59:20 · 12 answers · asked by p 5 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
P.S. obviously (or so you'd think) this is not a 'who's better-who's worse' affair, its just a foible outlet.
2007-09-06 06:21:57 · update #1
I don't find them annoying. I think it is very interesting the way language develops and how, even with the same language like English, there can be such variation from country to country. Canadians speak English differently than those from England, as do Australians, and others. Each country's version is affected by the many other languages that contributed and continue to contribute to their development.
Just enjoy the differences.
Having said that, I do hate it when people in England laugh at me when I'm trying to put a boot on my foot.
2007-09-06 07:25:04 · answer #1 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate it when English people call a Cig a Fag... They dont even realize that when they are in other parts of the world its a highly RACEY word... there are a whole bunch of other words like wanker and c u n t that they use that cant be used any where else
I hate it when Americans say C U Next Tuesday instead of c u n t.... although I despise that word its even more ridiculous to make a small word into a sentence... I dont like the word trunk for the boot of the car...
2007-09-06 06:28:56 · answer #2 · answered by Aneesa M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strange that you would choose a dutch name (pronounced like loch [Lomond]) to illustrate American English. The "our" ending reflects the French origin of so much of our language.
A literate Englishman can easily understand American writing, and vice versa. I really don't see a problem.
2007-09-06 06:14:18 · answer #3 · answered by picador 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i'm going 2 call plenty, on account that i don't be attentive to which ones have been accomplished already! accessory force on distinctive facets of the line Britain has a Queen usa has greater pollutants Britain is smaller Shakespeare replaced into born in Britain I stay in Britain usa use the $, Britain use the £ usa calls crisps "Potato Chips", and chips "French Fries"
2016-10-18 03:28:11 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I love *******; lovely meatballs in gravey, made by Brains. I'm an Englishman, and I live un the USA, and I miss them very much. YUMMY. By the way, the Americans don't know what bollocks are... a wonderful expletive... they always ask, and I just say, oh, nothing really... wry grin.
Antony
2007-09-06 06:43:43 · answer #5 · answered by Antony B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Antony-
Some of us Americans do know what "bollocks" means. The same way we know what "fanny" means in England... and it sure as hell ain't the same as it means here! We smile wryly when we hear these words, too.
I don't like the way the English spell program... what's with the extra letters for no reason? Programme... REALLY?
2007-09-06 07:05:10 · answer #6 · answered by just me 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ummm it's NOT Van Go? How do you pronounce it: Van Gough? (like cough) or what??
I think loo for toilet and lorry for truck would top my list
2007-09-06 06:02:44 · answer #7 · answered by tracymoo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Tea meaning dinner
Pudding meaning desert
Petrol for gas
2007-09-06 06:09:57 · answer #8 · answered by Don Drapers woman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate the word "bloke" where the heck did that come from? .........oh and the word "loo" and "w a n k e r" They sound so ridiculous!
2007-09-06 06:21:46 · answer #9 · answered by n_garcia83 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
teddy, there's an "h" in heir too...do you say hair? do you say hower for hour? there's an "h" there too....
the English spelling never bothers me, but I'm with the answerer who said "f*g" for cigarette.
2007-09-06 06:32:47 · answer #10 · answered by Guinness 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋