Annoying possible Americanisms/Australianism of the minute
Americanism or not, "staycation" is here to stay. I've come across it about ten times over the last couple of days. Perhaps Americans passed it on to us without suffering it themselves, like Typhoid Mary.
"Can I get a coffee?" is another. Take it back. Proper English is going "out the" window, as we never used to say, but do now.
Another annoying turn of phrase, perhaps a distant cousin of "I'm, like, duh?" is illustrated below:
And you know this how?
And this matters why?
And I should care because?
This could be Australian, in which language every sentence uttered by anyone under thirty is a question. It may even be British, in which case, try not to catch it.
Do Americans and Australians say "Bob's your uncle"? If not, they should.
For avoidance of doubt, annoying Americanisms generally annoy Americans too, so it's our fault for taking the worst of your language.
Posted on 9:29 AM by Mary Jackson
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11 Aug 2008
reactionry
Bob With Knobs On
"Bob's your uncle" - "What's up with that?"*
Islam is a Religion of Peace and "I am Marie of Roumania" and the Amuraths were avuncular.
I already knew that "Christopher Newman" was an annoying American and Wiki suggests that "Homer Atkins" was one as well.
*A catch phrase which caught with an erstwhile NER writer who needs no introduction and which he later claimed to find annoying -either in print or on one of his broadcasts, if my poor memory serveth.
11 Aug 2008
Mary Jackson
And you're telling me that why?
God that's annoying. I'm annoying myself now.
11 Aug 2008
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As someone who lives in darkest America, I can honestly say that I've never heard anyone use the phrase, "Can I get a coffee?" when requesting that drink.
Scout's honor.