Great Nephew Asked Me To Buy Him Some "Candy"?

Momac55

My daughter worked in America several years ago and when asked the time of a meeting she said it’s at half four, they turned up at 2

The Swedish clock is even more complicated.

My late partner was Swedish - Swedes look forward to the hour to come, whilst we look backward at the hour that's passed.

When he said he'd meet me at half six - he wasn't indicating 6.30, he meant 5.30.

There was such confusion when I first met him that I'm surprised we ever managed to get together at all as he would try to accommodate the 'British' clock whilst I simultaneously attempted to acknowledge the Swedish one, and it gets even more complicated with the minutes around the hours...

We settled on the 24-hour clock to avoid the mental arithmetic, and I've used it ever since.

The re-naming of school years 1 to (not through) 13 didn’t come from America but was with the introduction of the National Curriculum in 1988

I think the reference to the days of creation in Genesis is in the Hebrew (Jewish) testament. The seventh day when God rested became known as the Sabbath, a Saturday which is why Sunday traditionally became the first day of the week.
I believe Monday became adopted by banks and other international businesses.

I dislike the insidious infiltration of Americanisms into our language. That Noah Webster introduced a lot of changes to the English that they speak is fine, but I’m not happy to see it imported here. My grandson comes up with quite a few linguistic Americanisms that I find annoying , and i usually discuss these with him, but I’m sure it doesn’t work the other way round.

We went trick or treating and im 63!

To me,monday to friday is weekly, sat- sun weekends.

I noticed my youngest adultson uses american words,as hes an avid online gamer, also my grandson who's a gamer,and other grandson sometimes, who watches the wrestling.

Well the National curriculum was greatly influenced by America i think,probably by the visiting president.

Son said has assignment or a project in uni.so either way i presume.

Did any of the people getting annoyed on this thread speak in the same way as their parents?

I doubt it.

It's absolutely not American. The term might be but the act of guising' which is from Ireland, Scotland and parts of England existed probably before the US did.

Did any of the people getting annoyed on this thread speak in the same way as their parents? I doubt it.

Probably not Doodledogbut it's nice to discuss how language has changed and evolved over the generations isn't it?

These make me cross:

Someone was laying in bed.
What were they laying? An egg?

Can I get.... Instead of I would like. No! The person behind the counter will get it for you. You can have it.

Aldom

Esmay language is so interesting isn't it?

It is. Thank you for the details.

English is spoken in many countries, each altering it. This really shouldn't suprise us as English is spoken using many dialects in this country.

I don't mind the Americans having American English I just wish they (some, not all) didn't insist that theirs is the only true English - it really isn't.

Bellanonna

I dislike the insidious infiltration of Americanisms into our language. That Noah Webster introduced a lot of changes to the English that they speak is fine, but I’m not happy to see it imported here. My grandson comes up with quite a few linguistic Americanisms that I find annoying , and i usually discuss these with him, but I’m sure it doesn’t work the other way round.

Didn't he just get rid of extra letters in order to keep the cost of printing down?

Nothing Webster not your grandson Bellanonna.

Grrr. Noah!

Another annoying expression instructs us to grab everything . We were always taught it is rude to grab, told not to grab, now it appears to be something that we need to do.

Silverlining indeed!
My wonderful 14 yr old DGS, highly literate and articulate, grabs everything constantly....
His older cousins say "I was like" all the time.

Another tiny gripe: I play squaredle online. The world color was allowed, whereas colour only counted as a bonus word.
These games are American I suppose.

My 10 year old granddaughter keeps referring to my handbag as my ‘purse’!!

Candy is slang for cocaine.

Grammaretto

Silverlining indeed!
My wonderful 14 yr old DGS, highly literate and articulate, grabs everything constantly....
His older cousins say "I was like" all the time.

Another tiny gripe: I play squaredle online. The world color was allowed, whereas colour only counted as a bonus word.
These games are American I suppose.

Yes I play wordle and some of the words are American . Wordle was started by the New York Tines I believe.

KittyLester It means sweets to me.

AGAA4

I've heard that American parents have said that their children are speaking like British people since Peppa Pig programme went there.

Cuts both ways I suppose.

That’s one reason I really used to like the Gdcs watching Peppa Pig - they spoke U.K. RP!!

GillyMo

Candy is slang for cocaine.

Hardly what he meant, I should have thought