Americanisms creeping into the British vernacular.

[plenty]

OK, so "left-tenant" was always a stoopid pronunciation - I have no problem with "Lootenant".

But when did it become acceptable to say "schedule" with a hard C?

I despair for our children. What next - "aluminum"?

[350GT]

Why worry? You realise the English language is utterly different from what it was from a mere few centuries ago. language evolves, and moves with the times. I would imagine some of the words you use would be frowned upon by people 50 years ago.

[LHD]

As i've said on here before, it's the raising of the voice at the end of every sentence when it's not a question.

Look, it makes you sound like a retard.

Edited by LHD on Sunday 9th August 02:05

[OllieWinchester]

Think about it, how far back would you have to go before starting a sentence with "Ok, ...." would be considered weird?

[350GT]

OllieWinchester said:

Think about it, how far back would you have to go before starting a sentence with "Ok, ...." would be considered weird?

As the great Bard said "OK, is dis a flickknife I have clapped my googleball onto, innit?"

[GilbertGrape]

Whinge whinge whinge

[madrob6]

I grew up thinking that it actually meant 'left-tenant' which has continued to me thinking that everybody who pronounces it in such a way is a ct.

Skedyool however I have no problem with, that's just me though

[difontaine42]

LHD said:

As i've said on here before, it's the raising of the voice at the end of every sentence when it's not a question.

Look, it makes you sound like a retard.

Edited by LHD on Sunday 9th August 02:05

irritates the fk out of me!! girlfriends sister used to do it. but then i think she was a retard.

[350GT]

difontaine42 said:

LHD said:

As i've said on here before, it's the raising of the voice at the end of every sentence when it's not a question.

Look, it makes you sound like a retard.

Edited by LHD on Sunday 9th August 02:05

irritates the fk out of me!! girlfriends sister used to do it. but then i think she was a retard.

It could be worse. Some people have no care whatsoever for grammar.

[difontaine42]

350GT said:

difontaine42 said:

LHD said:

As i've said on here before, it's the raising of the voice at the end of every sentence when it's not a question.

Look, it makes you sound like a retard.

Edited by LHD on Sunday 9th August 02:05

irritates the fk out of me!! girlfriends sister used to do it. but then i think she was a retard.

It could be worse. Some people have no care whatsoever for grammar.

no, i think the upward inflection at the end of sentences is worse.

[350GT]

The irony is strong in this one!

[Art_Vandelay]

difontaine42 said:

350GT said:

difontaine42 said:

LHD said:

As i've said on here before, it's the raising of the voice at the end of every sentence when it's not a question.

Look, it makes you sound like a retard.

Edited by LHD on Sunday 9th August 02:05

irritates the fk out of me!! girlfriends sister used to do it. but then i think she was a retard.

It could be worse. Some people have no care whatsoever for grammar.

no, i think the upward inflection at the end of sentences is worse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO431S52cP0

Edited by Art_Vandelay on Sunday 9th August 07:31

[Jem Thompson]

To be honest, I find it very annoying when the British end a question/statement with "yeah?". Nearly as bad as an upward inflection.

[MitchT]

plenty said:

What next - "aluminum"?

Aluminum is strictly correct.

[Eric Mc]

I've always thought that the upward inlexion began in Australia.

I'm not too concerned about the gradual infux of American words into common English useage. Sometimes we are merely getting older "English" versions back - as in "gotten".

What annoys me more is the increase in American style spelling. Some words seem to be now permanently changed -

programme
licence
defence

[JonRB]

"schedule" pronounced incorrectly is the one that really annoys me, for some reason.

Some things are crashingly inevitable now though. I tend to stick to British spellings unless it's unavoidable for my work (so, for example I will program a dialog box, but I will enter into dialogue about a TV programme)

I think "gaol" rather than "jail" is gone forever now though.

[paddyhasneeds]

It has gotten pretty bad.

[Nolar Dog]

paddyhasneeds said:

It has gotten pretty bad.

Arrrggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Get that word off of my screen.


I deal with and have friends in a few countries and I often find myself writing emails (and sometimes posts when I forget who I'm talking to ) in "their" language.

For example it's pointless saying to my Thai friends: "I need to top up my mobile" as they wouldn't have a clue what I meant.

So I say it "their" way: "I need to refuel my cellphone"

Still no excuse for "gotten", "should of..." and all the other annoying variations though.

[Eric Mc]

paddyhasneeds said:

It has gotten pretty bad.

Gotten is more correct than "got". It's just that the expression had been dropped in "The Old Country" and retained in the "New World".

We still use versions of it without thinking e.g. "forgotten", "begotten".

[groucho]

LHD said:

As i've said on here before, it's the raising of the voice at the end of every sentence when it's not a question.

Look, it makes you sound like a retard.

Edited by LHD on Sunday 9th August 02:05

Is that the rising inflexion?