Which Americanism do you refuse to adopt? – 17 expressions from across the pond that make Brits bristle
10.
‘”I could care less”
‘Argrhrgrrhrrgrhrhhhhh’
-snoobobbles
11.
‘The use of ‘Ass’ instead of ‘arse’ by Brits irks me irrationally’
-Legal_Employer3891
12.
‘Using super all the time, it doesn’t always fit the sentence and there are so many more interesting words you can use’
-SirGuestWho
13.
‘Halloween is for homemade spookiness, not a purchased costume of literally anything’
-not-suspicious
14.
‘Anything to do with vehicles.
‘Licence plate. Windshield. Fender. Hood. Tires.
‘Fucks me right off it does’
-No-Body-4446
15.
‘‘Freaking’ as an adverb/inexplicit version of fucking annoys me. ‘So freaking good!’. G’ah!!’
-ember_eb
16.
‘‘Based off’ instead of ‘based on’.
‘I’m open to the idea that language is dynamic and constantly evolving but I will never use the completely daft ‘based off’ or its uglier cousin ‘based off of’.
‘Are houses based on their foundations or ‘off’ them? Or ‘off of’ them? It’s a totally illogical mutation.’
-NationalTry8466
17.
‘Fascism I guess’
-Broad-Strategy-6983
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