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helix402
Original Poster
220 posts
51 months
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I have noticed on English forums an odd trend. People have started to use odd phrases, such as "I swapped out my gearbox", or "I changed out my pads".
I presume this comes from people reading/using US forums and picking up their use of language. Does anyone else get annoyed by this or am I just getting old?
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cuprabob
2,490 posts
83 months
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You are just getting old :-)
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TheHeretic
67,822 posts
124 months
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Why would you get annoyed?
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jjones
1,518 posts
62 months
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jbi
5,276 posts
73 months
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you forgot "headers" instead of exhaust manifold  Gets my dad all riled up since he prefers the UK terms and having worked as a mechanic in the states I tend to find myself using the american terms in conversation.
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Marty63
1,543 posts
43 months
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Prof Beard
6,540 posts
96 months
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I get annoyed too, but I'm also getting old
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RichB
24,207 posts
153 months
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jjones said: can I get... I laugh at people who say this, usually in the queue in Stabucks... "Can I get a skiny mocha-choccy latte with a hazlenut top?" I'd reply, "yes you could but it's my job to serve you so is that what you would like?" 
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200Plus Club
793 posts
147 months
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"you did a great job" !!!
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Turn7
9,319 posts
90 months
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jjones said: can i get... I hate this....
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RDMcG
7,038 posts
76 months
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Many people spend parts of their lives abroad personally or professionally. Its natural to absorb teminology as a result. I joined an American company immediately after graduating in Ireland. i was in the US within a short period and spent a significant part of my career internationally. However, in the technology business,English is the major language, and in my experience. American English is more common. After a while it does not seem strange. I could care less if people upgrade mufflers, burn gas and hoon down the highway, tint their windshields, or fit CF hoods. No problem, uh-huh, have a nice day y'al
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jbi
5,276 posts
73 months
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RDMcG said: Many people spend parts of their lives abroad personally or professionally. Its natural to absorb teminology as a result. I joined an American company immediately after graduating in Ireland. i was in the US within a short period and spent a significant part of my career internationally. However, in the technology business,English is the major language, and in my experience. American English is more common. After a while it does not seem strange. I could care less if people upgrade mufflers, burn gas and hoon down the highway, tint their windshields, or fit CF hoods. No problem, uh-huh, have a nice day y'al Just to clarify, "hoon" is aussie/kiwi slang, though the yanks have recently adopted it enthusiastically and without complaint.
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TheBurgerKing
101 posts
22 months
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The english language was brought to Britain by german invaders in the 5th century .Language is constantly evolving and changing and has done since time began DEAL WITH IT,GET OVER IT..If you are seriously getting annoyed then yeah you are just getting old,miserable and bitter towards the younger generation who are adopting language they come across regularly throughout their life,This is perfectly natural.I hope i don't become as sad and miserable as most old people seem to be nowdays.
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Toltec
1,809 posts
92 months
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jbi said: you forgot "headers" instead of exhaust manifold Always called them headers on a bike rather than manifold, something to do with them being individual pipes rather than a rigidly connected single structure.
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Embryonic
2,195 posts
44 months
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200Plus Club said: "you did a great job" !!! All of the sudden you've taken this thread to a whole nother level.
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bigandclever
6,354 posts
107 months
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helix402 said: I have noticed on English forums an odd trend. People have started to use odd phrases, such as "I swapped out my gearbox", or "I changed out my pads".
I presume this comes from people reading/using US forums and picking up their use of language. Does anyone else get annoyed by this or am I just getting old? Now, y'see, 'forums' is just incorrect linguistically - it's 'fora'. Except that language is a living thing, it changes over time and these days 'forums' is perfectly acceptable and, quite probably, preferable. But, in essence, you can't moan about other people's use of language when your own amply demonstrates how language changes. God, I'm pissed. That's drunk, not angry
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V8mate
34,915 posts
58 months
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Toltec said: jbi said: you forgot "headers" instead of exhaust manifold Always called them headers on a bike rather than manifold, something to do with them being individual pipes rather than a rigidly connected single structure. Yep. Whilst I always knew it was an American term, fitting headers has always constituted a performance upgrade.
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craigjm
2,221 posts
69 months
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At least we haven't adopted fender or muffler yet  although it does annoy me when people call the front boot on my Porsche a Frunk
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EDLT
14,579 posts
75 months
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craigjm said: At least we haven't adopted fender or muffler yet although it does annoy me when people call the front boot on my Porsche a Frunk Froot? Also I advise the OP goes and crawls back under his rock because if he doesn't like Americanisms the rest of the internet is really going to annoy him.
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RDMcG
7,038 posts
76 months
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jbi said: Just to clarify, "hoon" is aussie/kiwi slang, though the yanks have recently adopted it enthusiastically and without complaint. Them yanks'll leap on sumthin'' new faster than a hobo on a ham sandwich
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