The FALL is what happened to Adam and Eve
2007-09-11 03:51:44 · 8 answers · asked by captbullshot 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
They don't hate to say autumn, in fact they do use the word to describe the fall, but as in most things American, they tend to use words that are most descriptive. The term 'Fall' is the time of the year when the leaves fall from the trees...simple and quite accurate...as is 'side walk' (pavement)...a walk on the side of the road. etc..and the list goes on. Don't forget, the language is quite young only about two hundred and twenty odd years. The English we use in the UK has developed over many hundreds of years and a lot of our words are imported from France, German, & Scandinavia. When the British went to colonise the US in the 17th & 18th century, the language that was used was the English as spoken in England. This has changed very little in the US. The corruption of the language has only occured since mass immigration into the US during the 19th & 20th Centuries
2007-09-11 04:27:43 · answer #1 · answered by Rikie 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Lots of Americans use the word Autumn.
Fall also happens to leaves.
2007-09-11 10:56:28 · answer #2 · answered by Ranto 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
American & English may sound similar but since the 1890s it was agreed that they are two different languages.
So that Americans will spell similar sounding words differently to us Brits like Tho to our Though, Thru to our Through.
Other words have different meaning like F ag, Fanny.
We say Bonnet they say Hood, we say Boot they say Trunk.
We say Autumn they say Fall (because that's what the leaves do).
2007-09-11 13:20:19 · answer #3 · answered by Terry G 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't hate to say Autumn. Fall is when school starts back up - the Fall session. It probably relates to that, because we tend to use terms that we have known the longest.
"The FALL is what happened to Adam and Eve" - is not very secular, and we are a secular society, for the most part.
I saw one critical (to Americans) answer, and have to comment.
"spelt" is at best old English - It refers now (most popularly) as a kind of wheat grown in Europe.... LOL!
Try "spelled"!
My mom was a Brit, and yes, she used many (now) archaic phrases - but when in Rome, it is best to do as the Romans do, usually.
2007-09-11 11:29:12 · answer #4 · answered by lkffakyh98lehcoijjgpitjtphuitykl 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
they don`t hate to say autumn it`s a word they rarely use.
2007-09-11 13:48:56 · answer #5 · answered by HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because winter comes next. or after it.
2007-09-11 10:56:39 · answer #6 · answered by Dragon'sFire 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why do the Brits hate to say "automne"? If it was good enough to pinch from the French, it was good enough to be left alone.
2007-09-11 11:09:08 · answer #7 · answered by picador 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Autumn is spelt funny to them they can't pronounce the word. They ARE dim beyond belief! Fall is so much shorter and they always have to be different don't they! Honestly!
More words for them to rhyme with in songs, coz what rhymes with autumn? Summer rhymes with dumber, spring rhymes with bling and winter rhymes with splinter....(I cud go on, but I won't)
cheers!
2007-09-11 11:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by dynamitedin 1 · 1⤊ 10⤋