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As a Brit, I feel the cultural traffic is more from the US to the UK. But that is hardly surprising given the larger American population and outsize influence o
by hermitcrab 2y ago
As a Brit, I feel the cultural traffic is more from the US to the UK. But that is hardly surprising given the larger American population and outsize influence of Hollywood.
Ps/ Americans, please keep saying "bummed". It is a constant source of amusement for immature Brits like myself.
- trollied 2y agoI've heard a few Americans say "wanker" recently. It just doesn't sound right in their accent.
- corobo 2y ago"Twat" is another one that sounds weird. Americans sound like they're replacing the a with an o
- smcl 2y agoInterestingly, both twat and cunt are far more severe (and aimed at women) in US English than they are in UK/Aus/NZ English.
- flumpcakes 2y agoSouthern England seems to have more American sensibilities with respect to those words - but in Scotland "cunt" is pretty common and 99% of the time not gendered.
- smcl 2y agoYeah I was saying in UK/NZ/Aus (plus I guess Ireland too come to think of it) it's ungendered and not necessarily a severe swear word. I didn't think it was that harsh anywhere in UK but maybe I can't speak for England.
- hermitcrab 2y ago'The c word' is still pretty offensive in the UK. Except, perhaps, in places like Glasgow. Interestingly c*t and quaint have the same etymological roots.
- 867-5309 2y ago>c*t and quaint have the same etymological roots that is bizarre, if true, since my internal monologue cant chose the q word to replace the c
- hermitcrab 2y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/2hg815/the_word_quaint_stems_from_the_middle_english/ https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/2hg815/the_word_...
- Angostura 2y agoI’m in my 50s and a Brit from London . For me ‘cubt’ has always been the absolute nuclear option- probably used 2 or 3 times in my life
- UncleSlacky 2y agoI'm sure Peg's character's maiden name in "Married...with Children" ("Wanker", from "Wanker County") was chosen deliberately.
- alexjplant 2y agoI know several people in the US who use the verb and noun forms of "wank" synonymously with "whine" (perhaps because they both have the same starting consonant sound) without realizing how vulgar it is. I've gently pointed out to them what it means in British English and none seem to care.
- Rinzler89 2y agoI'd rather Americans start using fags instead of cigarettes, aluminum instead of aluminum and kilometers per hour instead of bald eagles per freedom.
- flumpcakes 2y agoRoyal society of chemistry has since gone with the American pronunciation of Aluminium, they won this one apparently.
- circuit10 2y agoWe use miles per hour in the UK though
- qingcharles 2y agoWhoosh!
- blitzar 2y agoI often feel bummed after a fag break.
- qingcharles 2y agoPlease Americans, continue to also use the word "fanny pack" especially when you are a tourist in London.