Question for USC With SO from UK, Australia, Canada...etc

[Ms. Squirrel 11]

It's not even my first language, so I shouldn't complain. But I can't help it. It just makes me cringe!

[Fandango 1,439]

I'm guilty of typing in slang, lol... a few Brit words and American....summat, nowt, peeps, all that jazz, etc. I type how I talk. Tho I've been making a conscious effort the past 6 mos to phase out the Britslang. It's hard because I don't even realize I'm doing it.

I didn't wanna get like Madonna who got off the plane and was all 'pip pip cheerio' tho after being there a while, I adopted certain words into my vocabulary. Only a few tho imo. I have this friend who still teases me that I once said to him 'Giz a quid' which I SWEAR I totally did not, but even to this day...he's insistent that I did.

D and I used to have this lil cutesy bicker...I would say 'THERE'S NO R IN A$$' lol.

[almaty 19]

I'm guilty of typing in slang, lol... a few Brit words and American....summat, nowt, peeps, all that jazz, etc. I type how I talk. Tho I've been making a conscious effort the past 6 mos to phase out the Britslang. It's hard because I don't even realize I'm doing it.

I didn't wanna get like Madonna who got off the plane and was all 'pip pip cheerio' tho after being there a while, I adopted certain words into my vocabulary. Only a few tho imo. I have this friend who still teases me that I once said to him 'Giz a quid' which I SWEAR I totally did not, but even to this day...he's insistent that I did.

D and I used to have this lil cutesy bicker...I would say 'THERE'S NO R IN A$$' lol.

aw sister lisa, i hope you say it with an accent

[Fandango 1,439]

I'm guilty of typing in slang, lol... a few Brit words and American....summat, nowt, peeps, all that jazz, etc. I type how I talk. Tho I've been making a conscious effort the past 6 mos to phase out the Britslang. It's hard because I don't even realize I'm doing it.

I didn't wanna get like Madonna who got off the plane and was all 'pip pip cheerio' tho after being there a while, I adopted certain words into my vocabulary. Only a few tho imo. I have this friend who still teases me that I once said to him 'Giz a quid' which I SWEAR I totally did not, but even to this day...he's insistent that I did.

D and I used to have this lil cutesy bicker...I would say 'THERE'S NO R IN A$' lol.

wrong thread?

Hah, yep....can you use your super mod skills and move?

Tabbed browsing, lolz

Deano...a New York one! gedouttaheah!

Edited July 25, 2008 by Happy Bunny

[sparkofcreation 0]

I do it because we used to always keep in touch by email/IM so I started picking it up ... but I try to avoid it, I write for a living. More of a problem is using British *words* by mistake, like "the wing mirror of my car is broken" or "I need to hoover the living room." Or sometimes I confuse people by using British grammar, like "I've not seen 'The Dark Knight' yet."

It's one of my pet peeves when Americans spell things the British way but don't take it all the way to using British grammar and vocabulary. Or worse, when they spell some things the British way and not others. Then again, I also get paid to pay attention to those things.

[chri'stina 190]

I think I'll start writing as if English isn't my first language and I'm not so good at it and make people wonder, "is she from somewhere else too?" That could be fun. I've thought that about some people.

[Saddle Bronc 124]

Mine calls the letter "Z", "zed", rather than "zee". A mistake I will have to correct when she gets here.

Eh--it's you that needs the correction

[Marilyn. 340]

Because hubster finally learned to spell things the correct way when he met me

He has much greater honour when he spells colour properly.

[KiKi 0]

What a weird thing to notice. I don't do it, but I would never have noticed others doing it either

[Alex & Rachel 78]

I also find some people use British slang or expressions just because they like them. I have no problem with this. I've managed to get a few American acquaintances to talk about things going 'pear-shaped'. Alex said he was 'shattered' the other day.

[Mags 112]

I also find some people use British slang or expressions just because they like them. I have no problem with this. I've managed to get a few American acquaintances to talk about things going 'pear-shaped'. Alex said he was 'shattered' the other day.

Ha ha!

I've so far converted my work colleagues into saying they're knackered when they're tired...and various other sayings. They also find it hilarious when I say "bloke" for some reason.

Our latest vacuum is a hoover, so at least I can genuinely say I'm running the hoover round. It keeps hubby happy and I was getting really p!ssed off everytime he said "it's not a hoover, it's a Dyson".

Dyson, my #######. He was lucky he didn't get part of it shoved where the sun don't shine.

[Hannah+Vito 0]

I also find some people use British slang or expressions just because they like them. I have no problem with this. I've managed to get a few American acquaintances to talk about things going 'pear-shaped'. Alex said he was 'shattered' the other day.

Ha ha!

I've so far converted my work colleagues into saying they're knackered when they're tired...and various other sayings. They also find it hilarious when I say "bloke" for some reason.

Our latest vacuum is a hoover, so at least I can genuinely say I'm running the hoover round. It keeps hubby happy and I was getting really p!ssed off everytime he said "it's not a hoover, it's a Dyson".

Dyson, my #######. He was lucky he didn't get part of it shoved where the sun don't shine.

I'm lucky my other half loves the way i speak and under strict instructions not to change or pick his up.

have noticed him doing it though lol but just a little. but i dont care lol.

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Big Sigh! - My husband still spells the words with 'or' instead of 'our'. I didn't realize that the double underline showing up when I doubled the last consonant preceded by a vowel before adding the 'ed' or 'ing' ending was due to the American spelling of those words - I just figured my computer didn't know how to spell! It keeps wanting to 'correct' me when I spell them correctly, so I will have to be more insistent with it! I will keep working on my husband as well, and the rest of us will keep working on the other Americans. Maybe one day they will learn how to spell correctly. (wicked grin)

Edited July 26, 2008 by Kathryn41