To: Graybeard58
If I were to hear an American use a phase like "on holiday" or drop the "the" as in "going to the hospital", I would be willing to bet that the speaker is a liberal.
I don't see your average Conservative using such silly affectations.
It's a pride in one's own country thing.
Libs don't usually have it.
To: MaryFromMichigan
A popular one today among the young but I don’t know that it’s Brit in origin is:
“Wanna come with?” as in, “I’m going to the mall, wanna come with”?
I’ve forbidden my grand children from using it in my presence.
28 posted on
02/07/2011 5:37:28 AM PST by
Graybeard58
(Of course Obama loves his country. The thing is, Sarah loves mine.)
To: MaryFromMichigan
I don't see your average Conservative using such silly affectations. Talk about someone sounding pretentious, have you ever heard the more than average Conservative Rush Limbaugh pronounce 'schedule'?
61 posted on
02/07/2011 6:09:45 AM PST by
varon
(Allegiance to the Constitution, always. Allegiance to a party, never!)
To: MaryFromMichigan
drop the "the" as in "going to the hospital"That one bothers me too. It's a Canadian thing also so we Michiganders are likely to hear that a lot.
115 posted on
02/07/2011 8:37:44 AM PST by
stayathomemom
(Beware of cat attacks while typing!)
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