30 more Britishisms used by Americans

BBC News ^ | 17th October 2012 | BBC News

[the scotsman]

'The Magazine's recent article about the Britishisation of American English prompted readers to respond with examples of their own - here are 30 British words and phrases that you've noticed being used in the US and Canada.'

[Does so]

I used “yob” on a forum: no one knew what I was saying.

However—when I used “yout”—most knew of it from the movies.

[Erasmus]

I’ve lived in the South for a while, and although, as an exiled Yankee, I always say “iced tea,” around these parts the word “iced” is not really needed; it’s understood and is seldom used by the natives.

Of course, a waitresse will still ask you if you want it “sweet or unsweet, honey”.

[paddles]

I’ve always thought the phrase “barking mad” was the dog’s bollocks.

[Erasmus]

A little story from a Scottish friend

[hummingbird]

I thought that “bloody” was like a f-bomb.

[dfwgator]

This article is a bunch of shite. The writing is all sixes and sevens.

[the scotsman]

Aye, pure mince, by the way.

[Verginius Rufus]

They don’t have “vet” on the list (as in “The media failed to vet Obama in 2008.”). It seems to me that term is a Britishism that only caught on in the US in recent years (maybe in the 1990s).

[Verginius Rufus]

They don’t have “vet” on the list (as in “The media failed to vet Obama in 2008.”). It seems to me that term is a Britishism that only caught on in the US in recent years (maybe in the 1990s).

[Celtic Conservative]

Re: jickey possibly a mixture of "jack" , which can mean a brit and "mickey" or "mick"which refers to the Irish? Just a guess.

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[gunnyg]

Hmmm...sounds reasonable!

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