I dislike how British people say "in hospital" instead of "in the hospital"

[Bucky]

It makes it sound like a state of being you're stuck in rather than a place where you eventually get out of.

[DS1]

1. Do you say "In the jail"

[Richardo]

3. Or "in the school"?

[Bucky]

17. As implied: No, because that would imply it's a place I might eventually get out of

[Bucky]

16. As I said: No, because that would imply it's a place I might eventually get out of

[Rambis]

2. That would be the "al-you-min- ee-um" cage

:toast:

[petronius]

4. I hate it too. The single worst problem on the Earth is that the British people

can't speak fucking English... :silly:

(Although really, shouldn't it be "in a hospital" rather than "in the hospital"? It's not like there's only one...)

[Jamastiene]

5. I think people say "in the hospital" because usually there is only

one close by...in a lot of towns anyhow. Maybe that's it.

[Bucky]

18. Well, you're in the one that you're in.

Also, they can't fuck speaking English. They're such a bunch of idioms.

[MrScorpio]

6. Or say "Sport" instead of "Sports"

That one gets me

[Bucky]

19. Of when they call their former Prime Minister "Tewny Bleh"

That's my job, goddammit.

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=105&topic_id=8661037&mesg_id=8661711



:hi:

[Call Me Wesley]

23. Go back to room 101.

You wrote 'Überhauptsturmbannführer' totally wrong. It's 'Obersturmbannführer,' which makes you a 'Lt. Col.' in the U. S. Army, if you ever served in the grammar proofreading expeditionary force in Burgundy. Or do you think grammar is only applicable to ze English language?

You went to the Kelsey Grammar School, huh?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaI3D2Re8dk

[Zuiderelle]

8. Where's Johnny today? He's in the school. Where's Mommy? She's at the work.

"In the hospital" sounds so odd when you really start thinking about it. I think I'm going to start saying "in hospital" now.

[bif]

9. And "at University."

[Bucky]

27. "I'm going to movie tonight. Afterwards, we'll hit club scene or eat at restaurant."

The, the, the, you fuckers. Why invent definite articles if you aren't even gonna use em!! I swear to God we shoulda took the Kaiser's side in 1914.

[arcadian]

10. I just dislike British people.

I don't have a reason.

Just kidding British DUer,s please don't invade us again.

[Bucky]

20. Well, they burnt our White House down, but at least we got an anthem out of it

a fucking unsingable national anthem, but an anthem nonetheless.

PS, I also dislike how they say "noneless" instead of "nonetheless".

[arcadian]

34. I don't like the way they say "mind you" after everything.

They also say poo-hole instead of butthole

[cwydro]

11. Lol!

And they call potato chips "crisps" and the sidewalk is the "pavement". French fries are "chips".

Oh the horror.:P

[Bucky]

21. And don't even get me started on what they did to the word "fanny"

Let's just say I'll never wear my fanny pack while jogging in London ever again--those pevs!

[LooseWilly]

12. Cheers... ? (n/t)

[rucky]

13. they're butchering the language!

but that gave us "wanker" so I forgive 'em

[Bucky]

24. They gave us a lot of...

... wankers, but they also gave us Hugh Laurie, so most is forgiven.

Also they did Shakespeare. I reckon he's on their credit list too.

[Pacifist Patriot]

14. Budge up chum, I'll join you on the davenport.

With some :popcorn:

[Deja Q]

15. I prefer it. But I'm a britophile.

As in "British", not that gross thing that keeps making the tabloids by either referring to her body part or showing it to the paparazzi...

[Bucky]

25. Do you keep a "shed-jule"?

I'm sorry, I meant to way "Do you keep 'shed-jule' ?"

[CreekDog]

22. Canadians say it that way too

:shrug:

[Bucky]

26. Oh no, that doesn't bother me. Just when British people do it.

With Canadians, I figure they're just trying to fight off American cultural infectations. Being from Texas, I entirely sympathize.

[hellbound-liberal]

28. Does it also bug you when they say "on holiday" instead of "on vacation"?

It kind of bugs me but I am a Britophile too. In fact, I think the Great British are some of our best allies.

[Bucky]

29. The great ones, sure, but...

that's kinda begging the question about which ones among them are "Great" and which ones are merely the "Okay British."

[BlueIris]

30. Really? I love it. One of my favorite things about spoken British English. nt

[edbermac]

31. And they drive on the wrong side of the road too!

:wtf:

[Skittles]

32. THEY are speaking English

YOU'RE the one being different

[flvegan]

33. I like how the British talk.

But then I also prefer real football (the kind played with a goalkeep, corner kicks and yellow cards).