30 of your Britishisms used by Americans

UKJ · Post by **UKJ** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 12:24 pm

What about " clunge" ? Do you know what a clunge is?
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It's always "poofter", never pufter!

StroppyChops · Post by **StroppyChops** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:50 pm

UKJ wrote:I thought " no worries" originated from Australians.

Correct. We claim 'mate', too. The Brits cockney 'mate' to 'China'.

jmagic · Post by **jmagic** » Mon May 28, 2018 9:27 am

Football is certainly a more logical and recognized name than soccer, so I use that if I'm not in the US.

jmagic · Post by **jmagic** » Mon May 28, 2018 9:28 am

Also, my Khmer wife says "nappy", so I use that with her, though "diaper" is clearly the correct term.

jmagic · Post by **jmagic** » Mon May 28, 2018 9:31 am

Joker Poker wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:28 am
General Mackevili wrote:Because of you guys, my spelling is all fucked up now.

I never got into saying "mates" or "cheers," but I find myself saying "no worries" sometimes.

I remember being super fucking annoyed when friends back home when to Europe for a week and came back saying, "ciao" all the time thereafter. I could kill them.
What was the rationale for American English? I keep telling my son off for saying zee and reminding him that it is zed. He's picking up Khmer so logically I'd want him to speak it like a native, same with his English. It's not the accent it's the pronunciation I'm concerned about.

Should he pronounce E ed, or C ced, or D ded? Clearly Zee fits the pattern better.

Brody · Post by **Brody** » Mon May 28, 2018 10:00 am

pissontheroof · Post by **pissontheroof** » Tue May 29, 2018 7:11 am

Sailorman wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:47 am My fav Anglo words Wanker and Puffter. (spelling?) Can't say I much care for "mate" as it sounds as if your have a puffter thing going with the wanker.

Good one sailor man .. now lion ( the 2 gold things on that roundabout are NOT Lyons ..
Poofter

pissontheroof · Post by **pissontheroof** » Tue May 29, 2018 7:15 am

jmagic wrote: ↑Mon May 28, 2018 9:31 am
Joker Poker wrote: ↑Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:28 am
General Mackevili wrote:Because of you guys, my spelling is all fucked up now.

I never got into saying "mates" or "cheers," but I find myself saying "no worries" sometimes.

I remember being super fucking annoyed when friends back home when to Europe for a week and came back saying, "ciao" all the time thereafter. I could kill them.
What was the rationale for American English? I keep telling my son off for saying zee and reminding him that it is zed. He's picking up Khmer so logically I'd want him to speak it like a native, same with his English. It's not the accent it's the pronunciation I'm concerned about.
Should he pronounce E ed, or C ced, or D ded? Clearly Zee fits the pattern better.

No foolin , i always wonder how you wankers get zed out of Zee ? [ how the hell do you get zed ? ] A to Z ! Not aids to zed

Heng Heng Heng · Post by **Heng Heng Heng** » Tue May 29, 2018 7:35 am

jmagic wrote: ↑Mon May 28, 2018 9:31 am [

Should he pronounce E ed, or C ced, or D ded? Clearly Zee fits the pattern better.

Fee, Hee, Mee, Nee, Qee, Ree... Get it?

jmagic · Post by **jmagic** » Wed May 30, 2018 8:48 am

None of those ends with an ED sound. So no, I don't get it.

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