trout Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Do you think the title of this forum should be: 1. TV, Movies, Arts and Literature2. TV, Film, Arts and Literature Whats your take on all the Americanisms pervading our British culture anyhow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peeriebryan Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 I agree. My university insists that I'm on vacation between semesters. I know full well I'm on holiday between terms. They can't trick me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reesie Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Apparently I now attend "seminars" instead of tutorials and have a "seminar group leader" instead of a tutor. I'm all for 'telly, da picters, arty farty hellery and books'. When you think about it though our society is absolutely steeped in American society. Politics, literature, films, tv. All of which obviously have a huge impact on language.It doesn't seem to just be vocabulary though. A change in inflection is a good example, if you listen to an older Shetlander speaking they'll lower their voice at the end of a sentence, whereas you often hear younger generations altering their tone to rise at the end of a sentence when they're explaining something, as an Americans would do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout Posted February 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Something that I've noticed of late, and especially after the terrorist plane crash into the Twin Towers in New York, is the propensity for British newspapers to write dates as month/day/year! This coupled with the longer version of February 1st instead of 1st of February, is a complete dilution of our culture! *grumble* *whinge* *moan* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Your grumbles pale into insignifigance in the face of the dreaded..........Halloween pumpkin! God help me! It's an outrage. I have taken to carving out neapy lanterns just to provide personal diversion therapy! Pumpkins don't even grow here! AAArggh! And while i'm at it, fries or chips! Why oh why do british retail outlets need to americanise in this way, i mean the novelty value is long since spent. anyhoo, off out in the SUV for a mosey, i've run out of catsup, and there's some trash on the sidewalk that wants shifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFly Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 They're a lot easier to carve than neeps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 The forum name has been changed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trout Posted February 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 lovely jubbly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 They're a lot easier to carve than neeps. And? Pure Americano laziness! See how fat they all are? How does that happen....Cos none of them are carving neaps, that's how! I bet K.Karam is even a bit plump by now, send her a neap too! Neaps are easier to grow! Anyhoo, haven't you heard of power tools?.....And i mean 1200W B&D Router, not Dremel! Nyak nyak nyak...raw power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distortio Posted February 3, 2006 Report Share Posted February 3, 2006 pumpkins seem like an unusually nutritious choice. i'd have thought they'd just hack chunks out of a mc whopper and stuff a torch in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 you really can tell the americans spick a different language to us when some gross misunderstandings follow inocuous phrases......... (can anyone understand me? I'm having trouble following this myself!) onywye I wis thinkin o the time I was droppin by an american high school for a peerie look wance. I'd written something doon that was wrong so asked the guy next to me if he had a rubber...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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