Americans are angry with us for polluting their language

The Telegraph ^ | February 7, 2011 | Kath Hinton

[Earthdweller]

"I enjoyed the roast lamb and beer, and beef wellington."

I endeavored to partake of the 'Fish and Chips' in the center of London.

Nope...nope, nopity-nope. I would rather have a greasy gag inducing six dollar plate of Long John Silver's..thank you ever so much.

When I eat breakfast anywhere in the UK, I get funny looks because I reflexively stick my tongue out. I'm sorry, someone needs to tell the person who puts the mushy tomato next to my undercooked eggs and bacon that they are committing heresy.

My last time in the area, the spouse and I lived off store bought bananas and instant coffee and jumped for joy when we found a Dunkin' Donuts.

[hosepipe]

Limeys talk funny..

[kalee]

Oh bosh, I have used some of those Britishisms for years but then my parents lived in England for a number of years and I have an English auntie, my mother’s best friend who, came to visit, married my uncle and stayed.

[Kieri]

I grew up reading Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and other great British writers. Not only were the books fantastic but they did wonders at expanding my vocabulary. I still spell words in the British way, such as theatre, grey, etc. I’m no snob, it’s just a preferred spelling

[PghBaldy]

I vaguely remember native-born Americans talking about “going to university,” or something like that. It was odd. I had always thought Americans went to college...

[Responsibility2nd]

Rush Limbaugh and I will put this on our shedule to read later.

[CygnusTheSwan]

"Judas Priest! There's an accident on the roundabout again. Bloody 'ell! Now I'll be late getting to 'ospital."

Definitely not the bee's knees...

[IronJack]

For “bloody hell” to work to full effectiveness, it has to be “bloody ‘ell.” No aitches allowed. The same for one of my favorite Britishisms: “ ‘ow’s yer father?”

[Responsibility2nd]

Nor will I forget the little old Brittish lady at the hair dresser one requesting a blow job.

(Blow drying her hair)

[null and void]

LOL - What’s wrong with meat, potatoes and peas?

Nothing, if you boil them long enough...

[Lazamataz]

I'm gobsmacked. GOBSMACKED!

Unununium.

Unununium.

[Lazamataz]

My pet peeve is Americans using the Brit’s spelling. They are just trying to be cute.

Ryght.

[null and void]

There’s a theory that the true cause of British worldwide expansionism and colonialism was mainly a search for something good for dinner.

And where did they end up?

China and India.

Q.E.D.

[null and void]

Here it used to mean just a hobo homeless person.

[RichInOC]

WOT YOU SAY!!

[null and void]

Talk about someone sounding pretentious, have you ever heard the more than average Conservative Rush Limbaugh pronounce 'schedule'?

He does that to irritate pretentious liberals.

It works.

[Vor Lady]

LOL! I hear ya!

[danielmryan]

Speaking of odd spellings, I wrote a mimicked-up middle English sally with a somewhat contrived plot behind it a few years ago. The spellings were much odder in the time of Henry VII.

[Nea Wood]

I grew up in Illinois, and people always said “wanna come with?” As an adult I moved to California, where people never say it. I thought it was just an Illinois thing.