Americanisms that People are Using Lately

[Ghoti]

My "mom". Should have been drowned at birth, these ultra pretentious people.

I've been saying mom since the eighties.

 

[Gregory_Mike]

I've been saying mom since the eighties.

Piss off Septic Tank.

 

[PussyinBoots]

My "mom". Should have been drowned at birth, these ultra pretentious people.

That's not fair

 

[corkcityfcpoolie]

To "reach out to" = to phone.

 

[Great-Bit-O-Stuff]

I'm skiddadling eatin ma Hersheys with my fanny firmly on ma porch

 

[El Guapo]

My "mom". Should have been drowned at birth, these ultra pretentious people.

Plenty of Linguists think it comes from Irish. The auld Tuiseal ginideach. Maimaì becomes Mo Mhaimaí which gets corrupted to Mom.

Loads of usage down the west Kerry Gaeltacht.

 

[Dinger]

"Y'all" seems to becoming more popular.

 

[PussyinBoots]

"Y'all" seems to becoming more popular.

I hate that. In Ireland we say "ye" but certain scumbags in Dublin say "youse" which is even worse than y'all.

 

[greengrass]

We can circle back on that later.

I'll have to take a rain check on that.

 

[greengrass]

I hate that. In Ireland we say "ye" but certain scumbags in Dublin say "youse" which is even worse than y'all.

What about yizzers ???