Americanisms.....

[Fozzer]

....which mostly/always annoy non-Americans.

Word occurrences on the NZFF Forum!.... ....!

Awesome: 2,198.
Guys: 1,128.
Cool: 1,283.
Dude: 106.
Epic: 29.

...and interestingly, on You-Tube....

Awesome: 57 million, one hundred thousand times!...(57, 100, 000).

...so stop doing/writing/saying it!... ....!

Constantly hearing, or seeing those words is like the pain of having needles inserted into my eye-balls!

Paul.... ... ... ...!

[Ian Warren]

Duuuuude !

[Fozzer]

:rolleyes: Duuuuude !

..... ... ....!

You would not believe how infuriating it is the see and listen to the word; "Awesome" being used by Americans and Would-be/Pretend Americans, and Folks thinking it's being big and clever....and "Cool"!........ .....!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=awesome

Quote:
"A 'sticking plaster' word used by Americans to cover over the huge gaps in their vocabulary. It is one the three words which make up most American sentences.
The American vocabulary consists of just three words: Omygod, awesome and s h i t".
End quote.

Paul.... .... ....!

P.S...I love most of my American Chums.....I just wish they would stop using silly words!.... ....!

[Ian Warren]

Orsome man

[WarHorse47]

Now, as an Amerikun... I can agree with most.

Because of my age and generation, and the cars I drive...

..I still reserve the right to say 'Kool" once in awhile...

--WH

[Ian Warren]

Good on ya Jock ! Kool

[Fozzer]

I'll tell you something else which really riles me now... ....

Non-American, Police, Postmen, etc, etc, who now wear long-peaked, American Baseball Caps instead of their regular uniform headgear.....

.....'Kos it looks Kool?..... ....!

We English, etc, blokes are gradually losing our identity to the You-Knighted-Staits-of-Ay-Merryka.... ...!

Mind you, I reluctantly have to admit that a lot of their "English language" is based, and retained, on the original English Immigrants in the 17th Century English language....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_English

...so I cant complain too much about that....even though I would like to.... ....!

As the Yanks say...."It is what it is".... ....

..."wha-evva"!.... ...!

Paul..... ... .... ....!

[Ian Warren]

Arrr the trends we live with KOOL!

[Fozzer]

Arrr the trends we live with KOOL!

The good news:

My many American Forum Chums always give me something to complain about every day.... ....!

It would be a dull life otherwise!.... ....!

They mostly are a good crowd of Guys Blokes/Chaps/Chums/Mates/Folk...etc... ....!

Paul..... ... ... ...!

[Ian Warren]

Folk Hero's then

[WarHorse47]

Well, shucks..

All I can say is I got me a bunch of ball caps. I can only wear one at a time with the brim in front, and only when it rains to keep my eye glasses dry.

I prefer my Stetson on special occasions 'cus its Kool.

--WH

[Ian Warren]

Jock , I wouldn't look to good in a cowboy hat, with my replica WWII American waist gunner jacket on I really look the part with with a cap .... I'd recon I'd look smart walking down the shops with waist gunners head gear on and googles to keep the rain outta me eye

[dbcunnz]

I say GUYS this is a real AWESOME COOL EPIC subject one DUDE has started here it almost sounds like a POMMY moaning to his CHUMS about a YANK

[Ian Warren]

Dude Doug ... Duuuude

[WarHorse47]

Jock , I wouldn't look to good in a cowboy hat, with my replica WWII American waist gunner jacket on I really look the part with with a cap .... I'd recon I'd look smart walking down the shops with waist gunners head gear on and googles to keep the rain outta me eye

Tell you what, Ian. Come on over and we'll go for a ride with the top down and see the looks of people's faces with you wearing your WWII gear. May not get us any chicks, but we'll make a lot of new friends.

[Ian Warren]

Jock, I got pull up at walking along the road, a Cool day with a Cool but warm Jacket, across the road is open bar, got to know the guys and girls there, they seriously loved the jacket ... walked in the supermarket , that caused a stir , then stopped in the local bottle store and the girls were all over me .. only for the Jacket tho ..... I need some 'Wild Bill Kelso' headgear .. that would really blow them away KOOL

[deeknow]

If theres one thing worse than 'awesome' it would have to be my pet peeve ... "SUPER awesome"

[Ian Warren]

I simply have to post this for the Fozz and for Jock O for ORSOME , he speaky me language

Watch on youtube.com

[Fozzer]

I say GUYS this is a real AWESOME COOL EPIC subject one DUDE has started here it almost sounds like a POMMY moaning to his CHUMS about a YANK

...... .... .... ....!

Nah.... ....

...I'm a Cockney LIMEY from Sarf Lundun, England, (where I was born).

POMMIES are ne'er-do-wells, "cor, blimey, Sheila!", exported from England to Australia in prison ships, for for the crimes of Highway Robbery, Sheep stealing, Looking bad, etc, by Good Queen Victoria and her forebears... ....!

The thing that confuses me now, is that all the New Zealanders sound to me like POMMIES from Auzzie-Land, although they are separated by a lot of water in between!.... ....!

GUYS Can be both human Males and Females, small creatures and insects, big creatures, creepy-crawlies, clumps of trees, clouds, small piles of stones, etc, etc.....anything they can think of to name!....Everything is/are called GUYS..... .... ....!

Paul.... ... .... ....!

[Ian Warren]

COR ruddy blimey .. and real Ianglish lesson here