[Help] Those Darned Yanks? Endangered English, part 94

Gilliver's Travels

Peripatetic

Jul 5, 2003

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Brighton Marina Village

• Jan 10, 2022

• #1

These words are in need of urgent rescue: –

Probably (adv) now increasingly replaced by likely (English adjective). As in: Bissouma will likely leave Albion. WRONG!

Affect (vb) worryingly trumped by impact (English noun). As in: The latest tax rise will impact millions. WRONG!

Call me old-fashioned (many do) but those American abominations grind my gears (US). Sadly, there are many, many more.

Examples welcome.

 

Hamilton

Well-known member

NSC Patron

Jul 7, 2003

12,483

Brighton

• Jan 10, 2022

• #2

Thanks for reaching out to us about this.

 

B-right-on

Living the dream

Apr 23, 2015

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Shoreham Beaaaach

• Jan 10, 2022

• #3

Hamilton said:

Thanks for reaching out to us about this.

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With a heads up we could touch base to see what we can do going forward.

 

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Skuller

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Jun 3, 2017

273

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• #4

.... must dash to the train station.

 

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knocky1

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Jan 20, 2010

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• #5

Shouldn't the catachreses needed to be rescued include Jonathan Swift book titles?

 

Lower West Stander

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Mar 25, 2012

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Back in Sussex

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• #6

Net net at the margin there needs to be a blue sky huddle I think

 

Lyndhurst 14

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Jan 16, 2008

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A lot of UK companies seem to be hiring now instead of recruiting

Real estate seems in use for property

Won't be long before you are deplaning and winterizing your car

 

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erkan

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Dec 9, 2004

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Eastbourne

• Jan 10, 2022

• #8

My son recently referred to our understairs cupboard as "the stairwell closet" .... which really takes the cookie.

 

Superphil

Dismember

Jul 7, 2003

25,420

In a pile of football shirts

• Jan 10, 2022

• #9

You'll need to get in line to make your complaint.

 

Eeyore

Colonel Hee-Haw of Queen's Park

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Apr 5, 2014

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• #10

I think we should take ownership of this one.

 

Nibbler

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Westdene

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• #11

Why would anyone on earth use the words 'get go' rather than 'start'? Why? WHY?

 

Washie

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Jun 20, 2011

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Eastbourne

• Jan 10, 2022

• #12

Lyndhurst 14 said:

A lot of UK companies seem to be hiring now instead of recruiting

Real estate seems in use for property

Won't be long before you are deplaning and winterizing your car

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Hiring is putting out an ad and reviewing applications for a specific role. Recruiting is a search for the best employees then attempting to persuade them to join your company over their current job. So yes, most companies do indeed hire.
Also, real estate is part of a property. Property is an item that someone has a legal title over, real estate is a property involving land and any buildings that happen to be on that land.

 

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Greg Bobkin

Silver Seagull

May 22, 2012

14,856

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• #13

The evolution of language – who'd a thought it?

Mind you, I HATE – with a passion – 'invite' being used as a noun, so...

 

Tom Bombadil

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Jul 14, 2003

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Jibrovia

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Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

72,015

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I always thought “Hunker Down” was an American sports expression, turns out it’s an old Scottish expression

I’ll bin that as an annoying Americanism now

 

Icy Gull

Back on the rollercoaster

Jul 5, 2003

72,015

• Jan 10, 2022

• #16

Nibbler said:

Why would anyone on earth use the words 'get go' rather than 'start'? Why? WHY?

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Do the math

 

BadFish

Huge Member

Oct 19, 2003

17,124

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• #17

"Those who holds tight to language, need never create their own quotations."

- Lord Byron

 

banjo

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Oct 25, 2011

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Deep south

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• #18

Brighton Lines said:

I think we should take ownership of this one.

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Amen to that brothers.

 

Curious Orange

Punxsatawney Phil

Jul 5, 2003

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On NSC for over two decades...

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• #19

Skuller said:

.... must dash to the train station.

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Presumably you won't be expecting a journey on a class 121...

 

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rippleman

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Oct 18, 2011

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The idiots that go up to a cafe / takeaway counter and say "can I get....?".

NO! You can't get anything you moron. The assistant behind the counter will get it.