English people using Americanisms - does it annoy you?

One of my housemates chirps, "Hey guys" whenever he walks in to the room. I've heard girls talking about shaking their 'asses' in nightclubs, I've heard boys talking about 'jacking off'....another mate of mine calls me 'dude'....DUDE for ***** sake!!

Does this type of **** annoy anyone as much as me? Or am I just a grumpy old man in a 21 year old's body??

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Reply 1

fran.ha

Yes it does, especially younger children. My cousin is 12 and she always says things like 'parking lot' or 'go to the movies' etc and it gets on my nerves so much!

Reply 2

tropical-twist3

everyone says hey guys, hey y'all or y'alright? is a bit more american

Reply 3

GodspeedGehenna

I find it more cringeworthy when an American uses an English slang word.

Saying "quid" in an American accent just sounds weird.

Reply 4

Irrelevance

It's weird when english people say "mom" too. My brother does it for some weird reason.

Reply 5

Local_United_Fan

tropical-twist3

everyone says hey guys, hey y'all or y'alright? is a bit more american

No they don't!! Its just dumb middle class student types with no sense of national identity!!. If its me I will say "alright lads" to a bunch of boys or just "alright" to a mixed or female bunch.

Reply 6

olegirona

I don't care. It's just word of mouth evolution of language...the same way the spanish bought their language to the americas by being there and influencing the natives...the presence of american shows on tv and the interent allows the transmission to other parts of the world....albeit more quickly. I really don't care, it's natural and i have more important things to get annoyed about

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Local_United_Fan

No they don't!! Its just dumb middle class student types with no sense of national identity!!. If its me I will say "alright lads" to a bunch of boys or just "alright" to a mixed or female bunch.

So really you mean regional identity, rather than national..? Lad/lass is a Northern thing..

Reply 9

EGjeff

sick dude. wanna go get hammered in the 'lot with a keg?

Reply 10

jumpinglunch

"Shaking their asses" sounds better than "Shaking their bottoms" that just sounds wrong.

Reply 11

RyanShawcross

Totally agree with you mate. Us English lads should stick to Englishisms!!

Reply 12

tropical-twist3

Local_United_Fan

No they don't!! Its just dumb middle class student types with no sense of national identity!!. If its me I will say "alright lads" to a bunch of boys or just "alright" to a mixed or female bunch.

there's nothing wrong with hey guys! It addresses the whole group

what does annoy me is when my sister says 'hey peeps'...hey peeps? Hey peeps!? wtf is that!?

Hate it!

teshla^^

"Shaking their asses" sounds better than "Shaking their bottoms" that just sounds wrong.

I thought the english equivalent was arse?

Reply 15

jumpinglunch

tropical-twist3

I thought the english equivalent was arse?

"Shaking their arse's" sounds bad aswell.

Reply 16

Xenopus

I don't like to hear them either, it annoys me. Unfortunately they seem to be increasing in popularity, I blame the stupid number of American TV programs that are shown over here, and the idiots for watching them.

Reply 17

Reflexive

Americanization, been happening for years. McDonalds, Starbucks, Coke, TV shows, movies...

Inevitable we will pick up the odd word or two non?

Reply 18

TenerifeRockstar

I learned my English from movies, so I wouldn't really know how to speak "English English"

All my English co-workers make fun of me because of that...

I am never gonna get used to saying "bottom", or "lads"... it just sounds wrong!