Americanisation?

Long Weekend · Guru

Americanisation?

hako · Guru

I think it's been around for years - also applied to many other items apart from caravans like fishing gear etc. That was a great movie by the way - great reversing skills exihibited by Desi Arnez plus thoughtfull weight distribution by Lucille Ball.
Regards

Long Weekend · Guru

Hi Denis,

And how about when they pull up at the trailer park and the manager takes the car keys and parks their van and connects up the power, water and drain hose for them? Boy, wouldn't I like to see that service in Australia!

Regards,

Murray

Retired - A Long Weekend Lasts All Year

Tamey · Veteran Member

I also notice the term mom and dad....what happened to good old Aussie mum?

Tamey

sandsmere · Guru

Yeah, "rigs" have been around for many years.

The one that gets me is some people calling bushfires " wildfires ".

We do not have wildfires in Australia, we have bushfires, grass fires and campfires. We follow the Yanks in enough ways now.

Lets keep our Australian way of speaking not go the American way.

JRH · Guru

sandsmere wrote:
Yeah, "rigs" have been around for many years.
The one that gets me is some people calling bushfires " wildfires ".
We do not have wildfires in Australia, we have bushfires, grass fires and campfires. We follow the Yanks in enough ways now.
Lets keep our Australian way of speaking not go the American way.

I agree 100%

DMaxer · Guru

What about "holed up" "spooked" or "take the stand". No to mention calling football teams "Broncos" and "Cowboys".

Explorer · Guru

Another annoying Americanism is "Tug".

Ozzie_Traveller · Senior Member

G'day all

+1 +1 +1

I am very concerned to see the increasing americanisation of the aussie lingo - and the americaniZation of the computer documents as well

As an IT fella, it hugely disappoints me to see aussie document after document with the pages setup so that a huge top & bottom empty space exists - and I know from hundreds I have looked at, the margins & pages are set as "inches" ... and the page is the american 8-1/4" x 11" rather than the aussie, international A4 page

When printed it then gives about 5-6cm of empty space at the bottom of the sheet - and when text rolls over to the next sheet - and the next sheet etc, some big documents end up with heaps of unwanted paper going through the printer

Just my rant too :)
Phil

Delta18 · Guru

Explorer wrote:
Another annoying Americanism is "Tug".

I also despise that, mostly only used by tuggers though lol biggrin

moamajohn · Guru

When I meet you I say Gday. When we part I mainly say "seeya" Not "have a nice day " You choose ! Cheers Westy

elliemike · Guru

moamajohn wrote:
When I meet you I say Gday. When we part I mainly say "seeya" Not "have a nice day " You choose ! Cheers Westy

Think "See Ya" is American slang as well.

Although it was, or maybe still is a very Birmingham (Brummie) Black Country term for goodbye. "Loike" "Oil See Ya Abowt a Bit"

I am not keen on the "Have a nice Day" thing myself. But I suppose it's better than being totally ignored by the shop assistants or Cashiers.

Like One thing for sure is, like we wont stop the changes in like ya know. Like the spoken language. Like have you listened to like a twenty year old talking. It's like OMG, I was like LOL like, listening to one.

Phillipn · Guru

Why are Australians using the Yankie date system 2/13, it is 13/02/2015 for god sake. That really p**** me off.

moamajohn · Guru

Mike , I have an autograph book from my Auntie whom was a nurse in the 1st world war and the drawings often said seeya in them . All the patients were poms . Plus it galls me to think that the bloody yanks have that over us too . however you are spot on with the like thing ! I also get miffed when someone says I am fine thanks "Yeh " so anyway how are things" "with you ? Yeh .Try listening to talk back radio on the ABC during the night and listen to the comments .

moamajohn · Guru

Jeeze Phillipn .Your winding me up mate ,fair dinkum I used to have holidays not vacations ! My car has a bonnet not a hood and some of my cars had petrol not gas { some had LPG}and a fender is a thing that goes between a boat and the pier ...not a bumperbar !! BUT ... don,t even get me started on what you think a "fanny "is !! Cheers is .

peterblack · Senior Member

hi all. from wat I see of it
all this yank stuff is stuffing up aussie land
but people of all ages seem to love it
enjoy

Dougwe · Chief one feather

How,

Maybe we all need a kick up the "Butt" ?

NeilandRaine · Guru

I am so happy we are allowed to use what ever language we want. Much happier to be using American slang than Japanese.
Actually if you watch American movies you will notice English/Australian slang slipping in, quite often hear them referring to friends as mate and the old w**ker gets used a lot.

johnq · Guru

Delta18 wrote:
Explorer wrote:
Another annoying Americanism is "Tug".
I also despise that, mostly only used by tuggers though lol

It sounds odd, even pretentious.

I find some of the bad English taken from radio jocks more annoying, such as the use of "loving", as in the awful "I am loving it".

"I like it" is what they should be saying. Of course some may have an unusual fetish, for inanimate objects too. It is 2015 after all and 'progressivism' rules.

Wizardofoz · Guru

I really despise these terms used in sport nowadays...'O' ffence and 'D' ffence, the mere mention of them drives me insane!!!

what the heck is wrong with good old Attack and Defence

-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Saturday 14th of February 2015 08:26:59 AM

-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Saturday 14th of February 2015 08:28:31 AM

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Sounds like you have gone on the "D" fence there Wizard smile

Sorry mate, couldn't help myself disbelief

I will take myself to the naughty room now.

sandsmere · Guru

Wizardofoz wrote:
I really despise these terms used in sport nowadays...'O' ffence and 'D' ffence, the mere mention of them drives me insane!!!
what the heck is wrong with good old Attack and Defence

-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Saturday 14th of February 2015 08:26:59 AM

-- Edited by Wizardofoz on Saturday 14th of February 2015 08:28:31 AM

Yep, gets to me too.

And the cricket commentators these days call batsmen "batters" and the fieldsmen "fielders" . Batters and fielders play baseball.

Friar Park · Senior Member

I've been here 50 years. If I wanted to speak like a yank and live like a yank wouldn't I have been better off going to Yankeeland.

Ellie and Mike, Weir du yo cum frum ?

Friar

elliemike · Guru

Friar Park wrote:
I've been here 50 years. If I wanted to speak like a yank and live like a yank wouldn't I have been better off going to Yankeeland.
Ellie and Mike, Weir du yo cum frum ?
Friar

No I'm not English. I'm from Liverpool. A "Scouser" a real "Liverpool Whacker" Yenowwarrameanlike.

We, like most of the British Isles north of Watford. Have spoken various dialects of English, that is frowned upon by Southerners.

ibbo · Senior Member

elliemike wrote:
Friar Park wrote:
I've been here 50 years. If I wanted to speak like a yank and live like a yank wouldn't I have been better off going to Yankeeland.
Ellie and Mike, Weir du yo cum frum ?
Friar
No I'm not English. I'm from Liverpool. A "Scouser" a real "Liverpool Whacker" Yenowwarrameanlike.
We, like most of the British Isles north of Watford. Have spoken various dialects of English, that is frowned upon by Southerners.

hello der ar laa.

elliemike · Guru

Orrrite der Laa .

Deh Gear Ibbo, worra about you.

Interestingly I was back in Liverool last year and the year before visiting rellies. It's surprising how the accent has changed, along with slang.

Most of it is not fully understood/deciphered by me now. Even the accent seems to have got as bit more pronounced. Americanisms were always in use in the Port City Liverpool due to the American Trade, and Yankee sailors mixed in with all the other nationalities. The term he talks with "Western Ocean Drawl" used to be very common when I lived there.

-- Edited by elliemike on Saturday 14th of February 2015 01:55:49 PM

DMaxer · Guru

What about "to die for" How chunderous is that.

PeterD · Guru

Delta18 wrote:
Explorer wrote:
Another annoying Americanism is "Tug".
I also despise that, mostly only used by tuggers though lol

So we are into insults now are we? So continuing the theme, what gets up my nose is the willy woofters who call their utilities cars. They definitely not cars, they are utility vehicles. Also the 4WD vehicles in the main are station wagons and not cars.

The term tug cavers cars, station wagons, utilities and light trucks. It is a good accurate genetic term where as car is not. I for one will continue to use the term.

hako · Guru

I thought a tug was any vehicle that tugged a caravan/trailer behind it.....it it doesn't have anything behind it then it is not a tug.

But apart from those niceties, us Aussies have idolised the Yanks since WW2 when then came in their droves with chewing gum, Coke and gob hats. Plus solid flash cars that could take our roads. And the movies - especially cowboys and indians plus the big breasted beauties featured in Fantale wrappers. I do not at all like the Yank cultures but admit I do at times sneak a bit of it.
Good Luck.

Joe50 · Guru

Some of the things that drive me batty are 'liter' instead of litre, 'meter' (a measuring instrument) instead of metre (a unit of length) and 'meet' (a verb) used as a noun (as in swimming meet), license (verb) instead of licence, trucker instead of truckie...... Where will it end?

And don't get me started on the misuse of apostrophes furious furious furious

Yes nurse, I know - it's time for bed....

Joe

-- Edited by Joe50 on Sunday 15th of February 2015 02:57:31 AM