American English or English English

[Firestorm]

That's obviously what Firestorm was referring to earlier and I didn't dare ask!!!

The American refer to the Bum as the Fanny
and a Tramp is a bum.

To DTS's threads would involve S**ging a Tramp....

The other one I really dislike which an awful lot of people over here are now saying , is "can I get" when ordering food .
I am waiting for some smart Ar5e waiter to say, "no its alright, thats what I am paid for, now what would you like ?"

 

[OldBlueLady]

The other one I really dislike which an awful lot of people over here are now saying , is "can I get" when ordering food .
I am waiting for some smart Ar5e waiter to say, "no its alright, thats what I am paid for, now what would you like ?"

My husband does that "can I get a coffee?" thing and it drives me mad! I think it's because he works with a lot of Americans.

 

[SUFCLiam]

American English

 

[OldBlueLady]

American English

Care to explain yourself young'un? Is it the fries and cola thing? I would have still expected the young people to go for English English even with a nod towards the Estuary version.

 

[HUTTON]

I Like my Crisps not Chips, I like my chips not fries

 

[SUFCLiam]

Care to explain yourself young'un? Is it the fries and cola thing? I would have still expected the young people to go for English English even with a nod towards the Estuary version.

I would rather have a Hamburger than crumpets

 

[OldBlueLady]

I would rather have a Hamburger than crumpets

Fair enough, so do you prefer English muffins or American ones?

 

[Bentley's Absurd Gait]

I had to vote for American because I find myself using it all the time, much to my own disgust. I have lived in England for 29 years - US/Canada 7 years, and yet I seem to have this mid-atlantic drawl at times which makes me sound like Tommy Vance.

 

[canveyshrimper]

I had to vote for American because I find myself using it all the time, much to my own disgust. I have lived in England for 29 years - US/Canada 7 years, and yet I seem to have this mid-atlantic drawl at times which makes me sound like Tommy Vance.

I hope not he's dead.

 

[Bentley's Absurd Gait]

I hope not he's dead.

But the Rock lives on Harry.

 

[Benfleet A1]

I once read that the Americanisms of the English language stemmed from the American War of Independence. It was to give the new America it's own definition of language but mostly it gave good King George the raving hump, which was the general idea.

 

[canveyshrimper]

I once read that the Americanisms of the English language stemmed from the American War of Independence. It was to give the new America it's own definition of language but mostly it gave good King George the raving hump, which was the general idea.

As he was a German it probably didn't make a blind bit of notice.

 

[chaco27saf]

I suppose that it isn't surprising that this poll is a bit of a landslide.

However, maybe we should revisit this in the fall when the color of the leaves are changing, when I have a beer next to me in an aluminum can. Maybe I'll also be snacking on a bag of chips which I'll buy because of an advertisement* I saw. Then, perhaps, a good looking woman will walk by on the sidewalk and I'll find myself staring at the backside of her pants at her fanny. I quickly catch myself and look away, it's not polite to stare, or at least that is what my mom used to say. So I'll walk into a nearby building, but I won't need to take the stairs or elevator because my destination is on the first floor. But I suppose I'll stop there, I don't want to create any controversy*. Anyways I should probably balance my check book, it should be easy but I was never any good at math.

*I suppose these only work if the word is spoken, but you get the idea.

 

[MK Shrimper]

I suppose that it isn't surprising that this poll is a bit of a landslide.

However, maybe we should revisit this in the fall when the color of the leaves are changing, when I have a beer next to me in an aluminum can. Maybe I'll also be snacking on a bag of chips which I'll buy because of an advertisement* I saw. Then, perhaps, a good looking woman will walk by on the sidewalk and I'll find myself staring at the backside of her pants at her fanny. I quickly catch myself and look away, it's not polite to stare, or at least that is what my mom used to say. So I'll walk into a nearby building, but I won't need to take the stairs or elevator because my destination is on the first floor. But I suppose I'll stop there, I don't want to create any controversy*. Anyways I should probably balance my check book, it should be easy but I was never any good at math.

*I suppose these only work if the word is spoken, but you get the idea.

I say old fruit!