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>My team and most of my investors are pissed, I know it is childish, but I always enjoy this difference between US and British English. In British English wh
by jimnotgym 4y ago
>My team and most of my investors are pissed,
I know it is childish, but I always enjoy this difference between US and British English.
In British English when someone is annoyed they may be described as 'pissed off'. Describing someone as being 'pissed' means they are drunk! These US articles paint such vivid surrealism in my mind. In this case I love the idea of all of the investors being permanently inebriated.
There is a lovely part of the 'special relationship' where the US doesnt care what the UK thinks of them, and therefore the UK has great fun at their expense. I suppose that is a win win situation? The US projects an image of being the leader of so many things, and the rest of the world jokes about how arrogant this is.
- have_faith 4y agoIt's common in the UK to use both forms of "pissed".
- havblue 4y agoYou don't have to worry about which definition someone uses if it's an angry drunk.
- bencollier49 4y agoSadly that is now the case. I think the proper meaning will fall out of use thanks to US media. I am comforted by reports of US children talking about pavements, dustbins and shopping centres thanks to Peppa Pig.
- SoftTalker 4y agoIt's also not unheard of in the US to use it mean "drunk." At least, I would understand it in context.