Annoying imported phrases/words

[Alfie]

Is it me or are we seeing an ever increasing influx of 'Americanisms' into our language. I say this out of dismay at some of the words/phrases I hear in everyday conversations. Here are my present pet hates. How about yours?

Americanism........................................Correct English

Upcoming............................................Forthcoming
Cancerous...........................................Malignant or Carcinogenic
Racialist..............................................Racist
Im going to go do it...............................I am going to go AND do it
Do you have time to visit with me............Do you have the time to talk to me
I want to like watch the TV....................I would like to watch the TV.

I'm sure there are many many more so lets hear them.........

 

[Pietre]

the word that makes me really cringe, and is now in our dictionary is "DOOABLE"

Two nations divided by a common language .................... but we both have an inept government!

 

[esox]

Is it me or are we seeing an ever increasing influx of 'Americanisms' into our language. .........

Or from further afield.

What really winds me up is that damn "Australian questioning intonation"

 

[stats007]

My bad.

Your bad what exactly? Breath?

 

[Rose Chap]

Agreed. Heard it on Radio 4 of all places the other morning, talking about the 'Football' player O.J Simpson. Surely he plays American Football?!

Also, there was mention made by a British interviewee about a particular school's 'Principal', whereas he should have said Headmaster.

Most infuriating. Also, don't get me started on that bizarre word "warplane". As in, "American warplanes missed their target". What's a warplane? A bomber? A fighter? A 747 in a foul mood?

 

[Flyer]

I tend to say "for sure" when I mean "yes". Please slap me with a wet kipper if you ever hear me saying it.

 

[fuzzer]

I tend to say "for sure" when I mean "yes". Please slap me with a wet kipper if you ever hear me saying it.

wet kipper loaded and ready ..

 

[BonzoDog]

We will be taking off momentarily = We will take off soon
But it actually means the plane will take off for a moment (and then land again?).

 

[GrahamC230K]

Picked up "no worries" from too much neighbours!

I've worked at places where some people thought I was Australian.

 

[Brian WH]

The one I picked up from an old American Boss was.

It's a Done Deal.

Now I use the bl**dy expression all the time and it still annoys me.

 

[neilrr]

Do you want to........which means.......please do what I'm asking

 

[glojo]

Like, like, like, like or like.

I am sure the yuff, or youth of today would be rendered speechless if the word 'like' was removed from their vocabulary.

It is a non word in our household or someone lands up doing the washing up!!

John the anti like campaigner

 

[imadoofus]

"Comedic"

OT, I invented a neologism of my own yesterday.

You're in a meeting, and somebody says something fatuous, pointless or irrelevant. That's a 'knobservation'

PJ

 

[Brian WH]

Like, like, like, like or like.

I am sure the yuff, or youth of today would be rendered speechless if the word 'like' was removed from their vocabulary.

It is a non word in our household or someone lands up doing the washing up!!

John the anti like campaigner

Your turn then to wash up, you have just used it 7 times John.

 

[R2D2]

Right you lot, you're all nicked for being non PC! You have implied that to speak like an american is in some way bad or a lesser thing. The UK government will doubtless have to pay every US citizen £10,000 compensation because of your "crime" against their race

 

[glojo]

Your turn then to wash up, you have just used it 7 times John.

Objection your honour.... I typed the word and would certainly never let it pass my lips

Now nip off and fix that e-mail notification thingie there's a good chap

Regards,
John

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Isn't English derived from a whole bunch of languages anyway? Like.

(Just for you John )

 

[Brian WH]

:
Now nip off and fix that e-mail notification thingie there's a good chap

Regards,
John

Like why man.

 

[dagd]

Let's hope we don't adopt these!


TESTICULATING. Waving your arms around and talking ********.

BLAMESTORMING. Sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.

SEAGULL MANAGER. A manager, who flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps on everything, and then leaves.

ASSMOSIS. The process by which people seem to absorb success and advancement by sucking up to the boss rather than working hard.

SALMON DAY. The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get screwed and die.

CUBE FARM. An office filled with cubicles.

PRAIRIE DOGGING. When someone yells or drops something loudly in a cube farm, and people's heads pop up over the walls to see that's going on.
(This also applies to applause for a promotion because there may be cake.)

SITCOMs. Single Income, Two Children, Oppressive Mortgage. What yuppies turn into when they have children and one of them stops working to stay home with the kids or start a "home business".

SINBAD. single working girls. Single income, no boyfriend and desperate.

STRESS PUPPY. A person who seems to thrive on being stressed out and whiny.

PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE. The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.

ADMINISPHERE. The rarefied organisational layers beginning just above the rank and file. Decisions that fall from the "adminisphere" are often profoundly inappropriate or irrelevant to the problems they were
designed to solve. This is often affiliated with the dreaded "administrivia" - needless paperwork and processes.

404. Someone who's clueless. From the World Wide Web error message "404 Not Found," meaning that the requested document could not be located.

OHNOSECOND. That minuscule fraction of time in which you realize that you've just made a BIG mistake (e.g. you've hit 'reply all')

GOING FOR A Mc****. Entering a fast food restaurant with no intention of buying food, you're just going to the bog. If challenged by a pimply staff member, your declaration to them that you'll buy their food afterwards is known as a Mc**** with Lies.

AEROPLANE BLONDE. One who has bleached/dyed her hair but still has a 'black box'.

AUSSIE KISS. Similar to a French Kiss, but given down under.

BEER COAT. The invisible but warm coat worn when walking home after a booze cruise at 3am.

BEER COMPASS. The invisible device that ensures your safe arrival home after booze cruise, even though you're too drunk to remember where you live, how you got here, and where you've come from.

GREYHOUND. A very short skirt, only an inch from the hare.

MILLENNIUM DOMES. The contents of a Wonderbra, i.e. extremely impressive when viewed from the outside, but there's actually naught in there worth seeing.

MONKEY BATH . A bath so hot, that when lowering yourself in, you go:"Oo!Oo!Oo! Aa!Aa!Aa!".

MYSTERY BUS. The bus that arrives at the pub on Friday night while you're in the toilet after your 10th pint, and whisks away all the unattractive people so the pub is suddenly packed with stunners when you come back in.

MYSTERY TAXI. The taxi that arrives at your place on Saturday morning before you wake up, whisks away the stunner you slept with, and leaves a10-Pinter in your bed instead.

PICASSO BUM. A woman whose knickers are too small for her, so she looks like she's got four buttocks

SALAD DODGER. An excellent phrase for an overweight person

SWAMP-DONKEY A deeply unattractive person

TART FUEL. Bottled premixed spirits, regularly consumed by young women

 

[BonzoDog]

Picked up "no worries" from too much neighbours!

I've worked at places where some people thought I was Australian.

Then try the 'No wuckers' version, as in 'No wuckin' furries'.