Americanisms: 50 of your most noted examples

The BBC asked their readers for Americanisms, below are some examples but here’s the full list if you are interested.

  • Using 24/7 rather than “24 hours, 7 days a week” or even just plain “all day, every day”. Simon Ball, Worcester
  • “Touch base” – it makes me cringe no end. Chris, UK
  • Transportation. What’s wrong with transport? Greg Porter, Hercules, CA, US
  • I caught myself saying “shopping cart” instead of shopping trolley today and was thoroughly disgusted with myself. I’ve never lived nor been to the US either. Graham Nicholson, Glasgow
  • To put a list into alphabetical order is to “alphabetize it” – horrid! Chris Fackrell, York
  • I’m a Brit living in New York. The one that always gets me is the American need to use the word bi-weekly when fortnightly would suffice just fine. Ami Grewal, New York

I believe those are response to this article.

 

 

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Bag of Randomness

  • I’ll be in Austin all of next week.   Question: What’s one or two places you would definitely recommend for a visitor to eat, other than Salt Lick?
  • I had the option to fly, but I’m going to drive.  Sometimes I just really enjoy a road trip.  Not to mention, I flew to Austin once and really didn’t like the whole process of getting to the airport early, going through security, and being dependent on the plane taxiing and all.  By driving, I have the freedom to leave when I want and not having to be dependent on a schedule set up by the airline.
  • But I will concede to you that traffic can be a beating, so it depends on the time you ride.
  • I have a friend I would email more often, but the only email address he has is one that he shares with his wife.
  • If you think you are the couple I reference above, trust me, you’re not (maybe if you live in Alberta).
  • Next month I’ll see my first show on Broadway, Wicked.  But please don’t tell any of my Baptist friends because they’ll think I’m supporting witchcraft.
  • You are not officially broken in as a parent until your child poops in the bathtub.
  • I’m just throwing this out there to see what will happen, but I’ll be ordained as a deacon of my church at the 9:00 AM at my church.  Come one, come all.
  • I did attend my first deacon meeting earlier this week, and now I’m starting to have second thoughts.  I was also the youngest person there, and by my guess, at least 20 years.
  • Last week I heard talk on the radio that when you spend money (disposable income I think) it should be on experiences, not possession.  I could not disagree more.  I’d rather spend several thousand on a great television that I’ll use hours almost everyday (or some other device) with my family than an experience that is intangible.
  •  Even though the Rangers didn’t have to move their railings any higher (they already exceed standards), I think it’s a smart move on their part.  After four incidents, with the last one ending tragically, it would be foolish and insensitive for them to not appear that they wanted to do something more to protect their fans.
  • I hope Bob Barker is enjoying retirement.
  • I keep hearing Dave Ramsey commercials on the radio.  There’s something about that guy that seems disingenuous.
  • I have friends that will send out mass texts that make it appear as if they are sent just to me.  Hey buddy, I’m on to you.
  • I’ve never seen an episode of Dr Who.
  • My DVR is no longer set to schedule ABC World News with Diane Sawyer, I’ve switched to watching the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley.
  • I wish Google would come up with a Google Toolbar that is compatible with 5.0.1.
  • $300M Spent On Navy Ships Never Finished Or Used
  • The Today Show is running out of things to cover, here’s a segment over breast obsession.  They could have at least made one Kate Upton or Christina Hendricks reference.
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