Americanisms...is it just me that finds them irritating?

adouglasmhor

Pollycat wrote: »

New sign in our local Wetherspoons:



"Specialty"? "Specialty"?

Where's the other 'i' gone, then?

According to Oxford Concise, 'specialty' is North American for 'speciality'.

There is a 'specialty' in English but that is a legal term:
'an intrument under seal'
and that is the only 'proper' use of the word 'specialty' in standard Britsh English.

Shame on you, Wetherspoons. :rotfl:

You know there is an internet rule that when you correct someone else’s spelling you invariably have a mistake in yours. I will pass on correcting the one in your post

Pollycat

adouglasmhor wrote: »

You know there is an internet rule that when you correct someone else’s spelling you invariably have a mistake in yours. I will pass on correcting the one in your post

Ah, but mine was just missing out one letter - i.e. a simple spelling mistake, rather than use of the wrong word.

But I take your point. :T

Abbafan1972

Following on from the previous posts about names, it annoys me when when American actors/actresses have 3 names.

I like watching "Good luck Charlie" and 3 of the cast members are called Leigh Allyn Baker, Bradley Steven Perry and Eric Allan Kramer.

margaretclare

I dislike 'What do we got?' as in US crime dramas like NCIS, which DH likes to watch. It should obviously be 'What have we got?' or even 'What do we have?'

jaytar

I'm getting confused. What is the difference in "Mum" and "Mom". They both sound exactly the same don't they? I am from the Midlands and have always spelt it "Mom" but when I say it it sounds exactly the same as everyone else where I live in the South of England!

I also hate "my bad". I always want to ask "my bad what?"

Pollycat

jaytar wrote: »

I'm getting confused. What is the difference in "Mum" and "Mom". They both sound exactly the same don't they? I am from the Midlands and have always spelt it "Mom" but when I say it it sounds exactly the same as everyone else where I live in the South of England!

I don't think 'Mum' and 'Mom' sound the same at all.

Do 'cup' and 'cop' also sound the same in SE England?

I don't have a 'Mum' or 'Mom' - but I do have a 'Mam'.

jaytar

I have never heard anyone pronounce "Mum" even remotely similar to "cup" in the South.

Pollycat

jaytar wrote: »

I have never heard anyone pronounce "Mum" even remotely similar to "cup" in the South.

According to Oxford Concise dictionary, the 'u' in 'Mum' and 'cup' should be pronounced the same.

As in 'run'.

The 'o' in 'Mom', however, should be pronounced as in 'hot'.

Pfft! What do Southerners know about pronunciation, anyway.

Only joking, guys.

fireyfirenze

jaytar wrote: »

I'm getting confused. What is the difference in "Mum" and "Mom". They both sound exactly the same don't they? I am from the Midlands and have always spelt it "Mom" but when I say it it sounds exactly the same as everyone else where I live in the South of England!

I also hate "my bad". I always want to ask "my bad what?"

When you say 'mum' it sounds like 'rum' (for want of a better rhyming word!) and 'mom' sounds like 'Dom' as in dominate!

jaytar

I have just asked two of my colleagues and they both say "Mom" as in "dom". They were both born and raised here in the South East !