Annoying American words..

[dunker]

Wadder instead of Water.

The number of times I've had confused looks from waiting staff after ordering water is ridiculous. Almost tempted to just ask for H20 sometimes...

can't really blame they meerkins for that as we say waahrtur, or woootaaa.

 

[The__Malteser]

Soccer.

Its a sport you play with your FEET and with a BALL.

 

[jakspyder]

I hate it when they say "I did something on accident"

Sorry, on a what?

 

[dunker]

Soccer.

Its a sport you play with your FEET and with a BALL.

it was either Football or World Series Hand Egg.

 

[manic111]

Soccer.

Its a sport you play with your FEET and with a BALL.

That term originated in England, short for association football, but ho hum.

 

[dunker]

That term originated in England, short for association football, but ho hum.

Assfoo?

 

[Aod]

One that annoys me: Ty-tay-nium (American mispronunciation of Tit-ay-nium).

To be fair to the Americans, I think their pronunciation is correct given that Titanium was so named after the Titans of greek mythology, and the pronunciation derives as a result.

You don't say "Tit-an" or "Tit-anic", so why would you say "Tit-anium"?

 

[D.P.]

Most Americanisms don't bother me much, most of the common ones are just historical difference where British and American English have diverged. A lot of the time the American can actually be considered more accurate. Also there is huge variance across the USb, just like there is in the UK so a lot of the things Brita pick up on are actually only localized to places like the NE or California.

What really annoys me though is their mispronunciation of French words and English words derived there from.
Whenever I hear an American say Nitch for the word niche a small piece of my soul dies.
And the terminal T in croissant is horrible.

 

[Akagi]

 

[estebanrey]

They also say Hyundai weird as well also Nissan is nee sun

Huurndy

 

[Malevolence]

Just been an English reporter on the BBC news talking about the "day-boo" of something from Microsoft.

 

[Efour]

your mom's a douche.

 

[cainer]

i think we should demand our language back from them and make them use chinese mandarin, that'l learn them

 

[Bubo]

"He works as an estate agent"
"He works in real tea"

I dislike the word "Faucet"

Mind you, American can at least say the word "about", as opposed to Canadians.

 

[Stev]

Ever since that new movie Elysium got announced its been doing my nut in!


Elys-ium is the right way
Ely-sium is not!!!

 

[Haircut]

Winningest.

Makes me cringe every time I hear it

 

[Jono8]

I could care less what Americans use.

This annoys me more than any American pronunciation...

 

[JBod]

I just hate the word "brit", or "brits" or being "a brit". Everything else, meh, just a regional accent of our empire right?

 

[Kishywish]

your mom's a douche.

Went to see The Reduced Shakespeare Company last weekend - it's a theatre production currently by 3 American actors.

I cringed at every use of 'douche' and 'ass-hat' that was sprinkled into the dialogue.

 

[FBi7]

Oh, you're from Scotland? Is that in England? You must know Hamish McTavish and John Smith?

Y'all.

Sidewalk (although I hear more yanks on TV using pavement these days)
Diaper