American english conquering Britain

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]American spelling really is more efficient. Then again, you have words like aluminum. Also, the way dates are written...lol.Tylendal

[QUOTE="Hexagon_777"]American spelling really is more efficient. Then again, you have words like aluminum. Also, the way dates are written...lol.Tylendal

DarkOfKnight

mfw brits call garbage trucks "Dustbin lorries." What a backwards country. EmperorBrosphus

Haha indeed - so primitive!

[QUOTE="poptart"]

[QUOTE="DarkOfKnight"] Those accents are worth keeping, words are words but the accents give British English an added style. Lot of immigration to the UK and that can kill off accents. Happened in the USA.DarkOfKnight

Maybe one day they'll drift out of sight but the country is still riddled with a vast array of accents and colloquialisms. You'll find immigration introduces foreign colloquialisms and slang words into language. Sri Lanken immigration for e.g. has seen words such as skets and nang creap in the vocab of our countries little uns. Tis not a bad thing - I like the idea of a mashed up language anyway...

I don't think accents will be flushed out anytime soon. I still can't understand Scots (or rather Glasgow) accent anymore than I can the Geordie.

As long as I am alive, I will continue to put the U's that my southern neighboUrs refuse to use.
ColoUr will never be color.
I don't care what auto correct tells me. It is made to favoUr American English.
I will continue to honoUr proper language.

We are in your colonies

Raping your language.

We are in your colonies

Raping your language.

Jazz_Fan

It's akin to sh!tting on the doorstep of Buckingham Palace I tell you.

[QUOTE="poptart"]

[QUOTE="DarkOfKnight"] Those accents are worth keeping, words are words but the accents give British English an added style. Lot of immigration to the UK and that can kill off accents. Happened in the USA.DarkOfKnight

Maybe one day they'll drift out of sight but the country is still riddled with a vast array of accents and colloquialisms. You'll find immigration introduces foreign colloquialisms and slang words into language. Sri Lanken immigration for e.g. has seen words such as skets and nang creap in the vocab of our countries little uns. Tis not a bad thing - I like the idea of a mashed up language anyway...

What? Dude, you can find a variety of accents within the same state even.

The war on unnecessary vowels continues!

The war on unnecessary vowels continues!

THE_DRUGGIE

unecesary

Dear god, save us all.

The war on unnecessary vowels continues!

THE_DRUGGIE

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

The war on unnecessary vowels continues!

poptart

unecesary

uncry

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2151400/Unstoppable-rise-American-English-Study-shows-young-Britons-copying-US-writing-style.html?ITO=1490

Lol, you mad Brits?

Storm_Marine

Dosh, grab it while ye can, lads!

I had to do it.

The queen's English, is and always will be superior.

Colour, Armour, Pavement, Trousers, Petrol,

and lol at the way Americans make any word with a T in sound like D

Waidor instead of waitor

wader instead of water

compuder instead of computer

[QUOTE="DarkOfKnight"][QUOTE="poptart"]

Maybe one day they'll drift out of sight but the country is still riddled with a vast array of accents and colloquialisms. You'll find immigration introduces foreign colloquialisms and slang words into language. Sri Lanken immigration for e.g. has seen words such as skets and nang creap in the vocab of our countries little uns. Tis not a bad thing - I like the idea of a mashed up language anyway...

worlock77

What? Dude, you can find a variety of accents within the same state even.

The queen's English, is and always will be superior.

Colour, Armour, Pavement, Trousers, Petrol,

and lol at the way Americans make any word with a T in sound like D

Waidor instead of waitor

wader instead of water

compuder instead of computer

Zaibach

oh bloody hell. do behave!

[QUOTE="poptart"]

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

The war on unnecessary vowels continues!

THE_DRUGGIE

unecesary

uncry

That could also be interpreted as an abreviation of 'under celery' or asking someone to stop their blubbery.

Take away a few of our beloved letters and the eruption of misconstrudalisms would be horrfic. Society would fall and break.

I AM FUMING. BUT THEN AGAIN THAT IS WHAT THE DAILY MAIL WANTS TO ACHIEVE ALL THE TIME.

I will weep for thee, words.

poptart

You are from UK?

The queen's English, is and always will be superior.

Colour, Armour, Pavement, Trousers, Petrol,

and lol at the way Americans make any word with a T in sound like D

Waidor instead of waitor

wader instead of water

compuder instead of computer

Zaibach

[QUOTE="poptart"]

I AM FUMING. BUT THEN AGAIN THAT IS WHAT THE DAILY MAIL WANTS TO ACHIEVE ALL THE TIME.

I will weep for thee, words.

indzman

You are from UK?

Indeed I am Mr Indzman - living in Australia for now (or rather the last 9 years). Going to get back to Europe once its in a little better shape...

a cupcake is called a "fairy cake"? really? Novotine

Yes - cups are known as faries over in the UK. When someone British next asks you if you fancy a fairy of tea you can now nod sagely.

[QUOTE="Novotine"]a cupcake is called a "fairy cake"? really? poptart

Yes - cups are known as faries over in the UK. When someone British next asks you if you fancy a fairy of tea you can now nod sagely.

[QUOTE="indzman"]

[QUOTE="poptart"]

I AM FUMING. BUT THEN AGAIN THAT IS WHAT THE DAILY MAIL WANTS TO ACHIEVE ALL THE TIME.

I will weep for thee, words.

poptart

You are from UK?

Indeed I am Mr Indzman - living in Australia for now (or rather the last 9 years). Going to get back to Europe once its in a little better shape...

sweet :)

Lol, American english :P

Also....f*ck Twilight.

Cool. :lol:

I never knew "pavement" and "sweets" were considered British words though. :P

Possibly relevant: I'm a bit guilty of the opposite. I spell "Thru" as Through, and "Nite" as Night.

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

The queen's English, is and always will be superior.

Colour, Armour, Pavement, Trousers, Petrol,

and lol at the way Americans make any word with a T in sound like D

Waidor instead of waitor

wader instead of water

compuder instead of computer

Novotine

:cool: dont be mad, its the truth

[QUOTE="Zaibach"]

The queen's English, is and always will be superior.

Colour, Armour, Pavement, Trousers, Petrol,

and lol at the way Americans make any word with a T in sound like D

Waidor instead of waitor

wader instead of water

compuder instead of computer

DarkOfKnight

[QUOTE="worlock77"]

[QUOTE="DarkOfKnight"]I would prefer they stay, it makes your english very unique. The USA had lots of accents, but mass immigration killed off a few of them. Doesn't have to, just so long as you make attempts to help them adopt the accents. I noticed some Americans would go to the UK and come back with thick accents. DarkOfKnight

What? Dude, you can find a variety of accents within the same state even.

[QUOTE="DarkOfKnight"][QUOTE="worlock77"]

What? Dude, you can find a variety of accents within the same state even.

wis3boi

[QUOTE="DarkOfKnight"][QUOTE="Zaibach"]

The queen's English, is and always will be superior.

Colour, Armour, Pavement, Trousers, Petrol,

and lol at the way Americans make any word with a T in sound like D

Waidor instead of waitor

wader instead of water

compuder instead of computer

Zaibach

That's almost like how American is littered with English words.....they've used so many of our words its almost the same language.jointed

It is the same language.

I'm from the United Kingdom and I use certain words that would be considered American. For example, out of the words on the article table, I say garbage truck instead of dustbin lorry, and tuxedo instead of dinner suit.

A flashlight sounds as if it emits a quick flash of light.

English English is the best English.