Americanisms That Really Annoy British People

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British people say aluminum "Al-oo-mini-um"

argument invalidated.

Actually its Al-U-min-yum

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....."should of...." (instead of "should have") wins that for me.

This is one of the worst things possible and warrants a fist placed into their face, along with the word "prolly".

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Actually its Al-U-min-yum

No, it's Ah-loo-mean-yoom.

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Candy specifies a certain kind of sweet. A pastry is a sweet, but it is not candy. For me, as a person who limits the amount of sweets, I say exactly that specify that it doesn't matter if it is candy, pastry, or any sort of sugary food or drink. If offered candy, I would say, sorry I don't really eat sweets.

To me candy is something like this

[Ghostpanther]

No, it most assuredly isn’t. I wish Americans understood English better.

The biggest pet peeve I have with all English speakers is using of when they mean to use have.

Meh here is equal to " "I really do not care enough to argue or explain it." or the short version, " who cares?" I mean, it may not mean that to you and in the US, there is a lot of regional slang words spoken.

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No, that most assuredly is now how anyone pronounces the word.

Regional West Yorkshire

[Embermane]

The ground floor of a building is floor 0, so one floor up is 1, one down is -1.

"I could care less" means you care some finite amount, it doesn't say whether that's a small amount or a lot.

The main thing that Americans say that annoys me though is "on accident" instead of "by accident."

[Fat Mac]

Just so you know we’re not converting to the metric system. Even living in Canada they had to learn the hard way.

I think the metric system is better but, I won't change my mind, 'cause I don't have to. 'Cause I'm an American. I won't change my mind on anything, regardless of the facts that are set out before me. I'm dug in, and I'll never change.

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Meh here is equal to " "I really do not care enough to argue or explain it." or the short version, " who cares?" I mean, it may not mean that to you and in the US, there is a lot of regional slang words spoken.

Even if so that's still the opposite of I could care less

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Meh here is equal to " "I really do not care enough to argue or explain it." or the short version, " who cares?" I mean, it may not mean that to you and in the US, there is a lot of regional slang words spoken.

No, "meh" is an expression of disappointment. It didn't turn out the way you wanted or expected.

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Then you need English lessons, because that is most assuredly not the correct pronunciation in anybody’s world.

Are you somehow new to regional dialects

[Ryme]

Then you need English lessons, because that is most assuredly not the correct pronunciation in anybody’s world.

I don't think you get to decide accents.

[Dispraise]

Some of those are just silly. You're really annoyed that Americans use different words for certain things?

Here's a Britishism that annoys the British: Soccer.

[Dalheim]

I know there's a british guy in my gfs guild that gets triggered everytime she writes ''Honor'' instead of ''Honour'' (or any other word where American english have removed the ''u''). So I guess thats a point!

[Doctor Amadeus]

I think the metric system is better but, I won't change my mind, 'cause I don't have to. 'Cause I'm an American. I won't change my mind on anything, regardless of the facts that are set out before me. I'm dug in, and I'll never change.

I like you Fat Mac. You have a can do attitude. I agree with everything you’ve said.

[Ryme]

Here's a Britishism that annoys the British: Soccer.

God damn I hate the sport and can never not bite at this! It's how to rest of the damn world sees it!

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https://dictionary.cambridge.org/pro...lish/aluminium

I am pronouncing it like that

al-u-min-yum

[Ghostpanther]

Even if so that's still the opposite of I could care less

For the Brits maybe or even with the dictionary. That is the issue here in the US. For example, down in some parts of Kentucky, if someone asks you if you want a beer? and you reply " I ain't caring." It really means, Yes!

[Dispraise]

To me candy is something like this

are those.... buttplug lollypops?

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my gfs

I stopped reading there, it invalidates your entire argument.