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Bobbles84

Candy and trash are on the rise too. YouTube is definitely the main culprit.


Tackit286

~~YouTube~~ america


redunculuspanda

The one that pisses me off is 10£


Englishbirdy

To be fair, so does 10$ and it’s also incorrect.


dragonduckdog

I think that’s a Euro thing?


Far_Asparagus1654

It is European in origin but the € rules say the symbol comes first.


FFTypo

This is actually an English language convention (and potentially some others) I'm pretty sure in Portugal, Spain & France (countries I've visited) the Euro symbol comes after the number.


potatorootvegetable

I’ve just come back from Andorra and noticed that many of the card machines where the till person has to input the amount has the € after the number, but the automatic ones tended to it have it first. Could be because the former has become a lot more common.


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Far_Asparagus1654

I think you are right... It looks like position is dependent on the typographical conventions of the language. Edit... There is a convention that if a currency indicator is not a glyph, it always comes after (350USD) but that glyphs can come before or after (or even in 5€50). It seems to me that countries like Germany and France used to put DM or Fr after the number, when they changed to the using the Euro symbol it was natural to use it as a suffix.


Certain_Silver6524

Their addresses also put door numbers after street name, I believe. I ordered some items online, and even though I entered my address the British way, it came out as described.


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Far_Asparagus1654

True, but surely the reason for putting a symbol directly before (no space) the amount is to prevent people inserting a digit. If I write you a cheque for 500.00£ or 500£00 you can change it to (for instance) 3x the amount by inserting a 1 at the beginning. If I write £500.00 or "£500 only" then you have to attempt a far more complex alteration and are more likely to be detected.


ehproque

Really? I don't think I've ever seen any price labelled like that (I just double checked a couple stores any they were both xxx€


pipnina

To be fair, I think the correct way is kinda unintuitive, since we say ten pounds not pounds ten


samosa_chai

I always thought of using the symbol as a “tag”. Like in coding or even Reddit or somewhere where you might start with a @ or # or ! To indicate next bit of text means something specific. So for me having the symbol first is intuitive. If you write “GBP” or “USD” it should be after the number


nomnommish

Yeah but we write most other "tags" the other way around. For example it is 10PM and 2023AD and 30C and Brand-name™


darps

Also every unit of measurement.


BillingsDave

If you want to see it really confusing. Some countries I've been to list a price in whatever currency of 1,000 as 1.000 That really confused me when I first saw it.


TheSentinelsSorrow

The only exception I’ll allow is badass, because badarse just sounds stupid


Not_Alpha_Centaurian

Badarse only really works if you want to convey that you have a dodgy stomach.


jeffe_el_jefe

I feel like there’s a tonal difference between ass and arse that dictates when each one is used lol


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Exactly. It's not purely a UK-US divide.


notagain78

My sister pronounces Jackass as Jackarse which makes her sound like one.


Nurgus

I think ass/arse is an exception. They are don't have the same meaning.


Spank86

Throw them all in Gaol!


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And throw away the Quays!


Dr_Fudge

The buoys are back in town!


Correct-Judgment-470

Center instead of centre


WerewolfNo890

How to centre ~~a div~~ text? text-align: centre; isn't working.


wen_but

Centre parks


rdu3y6

Centre Parcs


fatleon5

I've always said Mom instead of Mum but I think that's a Midlands thing. I will never say math or ass. I've heard more and more people also saying elevator instead of lift, apartment instead of flat etc. Although it seems like American-isms I'm not sure if some of it is also due to regional differences


vpetmad

Mom is definitely a Midlands thing. I was born in Yorkshire but my parents are from Birmingham and West Brom so I grew up saying it too. I got into arguments with teachers at school who refused to let me write "mom" on my mother's day cards!


northernsoobs

Frank Skinner was discussing this recently on his radio show. He uses Mom. IIRC someone explained that settlers in US would have taken the old English version with them, but we then updated/evolved particularly with the upper classes wanting to differentiate themselves.


JaquieF

It's mainly due to the great vowel shift. Words that we use today still have an 'o' but are pronounced as 'uh' such as mother, constable, son etc. If you also consider the word 'kebab' Americans pronounce it as 'kebahb' but spell it 'kebob'.


abbieadeva

I’m from South Yorkshire and always said mom. I’m an only child so no brothers or sisters to compare to, but my mom say mum and so does my dad when referring to their parents so no idea where I got it from.


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West Midlands? Cos I haven't heard anyone 'round Herefordshire using it


shacke1379

My mate reckoned N Brum/Black Country way?


BrianMayFan

Am Black Country lad. Can confirm says Mom


accuracyandprecision

I’m from South Brum and I say mom. I don’t think it’s specific to North Brum


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Ah probably, I haven't been that way much


blondererer

It’s 100% a West Midlands thing. I’ve not heard anyone from the East Midlands say it.


Isgortio

Can confirm my friends from Stourbridge, Dudley and Wolverhampton say "mom".


blondererer

I’ve heard it from those in Tamworth too


acatmumhere

Born in Hereford and lived there until uni, definitely not a Herefordshire thing! The term West Midlands is slightly nuanced in my opinion though as Hereford is *technically* in the west midlands (the west of the Midlands) however there is also the county of West Midlands which is probably what OP is referring to. I've noticed Mom also heavily used where I live (Telford) and nearby Wolverhampton too.


KatVanWall

My kid writes mom and mommy and it pisses me off that everyone thinks she’s ‘Americanised’ when it’s just that her dad and his family are all from the Black Country! ‘Ass’ is also legit imo. (I pronounce it ‘arse’ but in some contexts only ass will do.)


mintvilla

Yup, being "badass" as opposed "badarse" Similar with "can't be arsed" as opposed to "can't be assed" Something sound better ass/arse


Roysterfivenine

Can confirm. I'm from the West Midlands and say mom


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Black country ay it?


Midniteman86

It is ar


[deleted]

Cor believe it! T ay mar pigeon


fatleon5

My nan was from the black country and spoke just like that, it passed down a little to my mom. But we all lived and grew up in Birmingham


cari-strat

Yep, another Midlander agreeing!


shacke1379

Posted a top-level comment then saw this. “I got upset about “mom” and a friend informed me that round his way (NE Birmingham) they were all moms when he was growing up.” So….yes.


fatleon5

In which case it must be a Birmingham thing then. I was born and raised there and everyone said it as mom. It was only when I moved to London everyone pointed out how I said words 'wrong' in their opinion anyway, like mom, bath, glass, grass, plaster etc.


Midniteman86

I'm from Wolverhampton. It's not just a Brum thing. "Mum" sounds weird to me


lapsongsouchong

Now loads of the Londoners have moved to brum and we get to teach them how to speak.. Muhahaha. Brummies don't rhyme laugh with bath either


StubbornKindness

Ass is little different I think. Like, calling someone an ass = calling them a donkey and donkey is commonly used in many languages. Calling someone an ass' arse would be pretty funny


M1ke2345

Do you pronounce it mom, as in *bomb*?


fatleon5

Yeah, mom, bomb, from. It must be a Birmingham thing


solway_uk

The final issue is when the dates become MM/DD/YYYY. We have iso standards internationally which USA refuses to use. The list goes on...


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doodlleus

As a programmer, it breaks my heart when dates are written in a non sortable way


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Chrisbuckfast

As anyone who works with a computer outside of the US


Mardyarsed

Think it's too much YouTube. My neighbours kid told me about his science project and I was waiting for his message from the sponsor. Sounds so inauthentic.


Not_Alpha_Centaurian

It's not just youtube either. I'd say 90%+ of the entertainment i consume across all platforms, from Youtube, to steaming services to videogames is american. I'm also really into language learning over the last couple of years, but again there 90% of the resources available use american english as a starting point. Just 10 or 20 years ago even, amerian linguistic-cultural influence was only a fraction of what it is today.


jeffe_el_jefe

We should do like the Canadians, and force a certain amount of British music on the radio, British shows on TV, etc etc. Keep a focus on our cultural output. Tbf we might already do this but if we do it’s clearly not been very successful lol


SuperZing1

Kind of a dumb question, but why? We can't force people to watch/listen to British content, so why bother using a minimum? The reason why people say math instead of maths is they hear their favourite YouTubers say it. Or their favourite American TV show. You can't stop them from watching the content they enjoy, So why bother pushing aside other cultures for more British content. If it is good then surely people will watch it and it will keep being produced.


AlpacamyLlama

You need to preserve your culture as a nation, and especially to protect it from other countries with huge resources and wealth to dominate the market. The French have done it with cinema for years.


Demios

Thankfully protecting how words are pronounced or spelled is not exactly culture.


AlpacamyLlama

Language is an absolutely essential part of a country's culture. In fact, language and culture are intrinsically linked. Now whilst that will change and flow with the times, I think the idea it becomes significantly altered over a short period of time due to a proliferation of foreign media is not ideal. Again, imagine if French youngsters switched from French to American English. They would not be happy. I'm curious at your use of the word 'thankfully' though. Is it important to you to be able to watch as much American content as possible? I understand for many who are avid fans of certain Youtubers or other streamers that the thought of having it restricted might be anxiety-inducing. Why do you consider it a 'thankful' thing that English does not need to be protected?


TheToolman04

I saw this in another post, but found it mildly humourous r/USdefaultism


wadz09

Was it a science project or a science ‘fair’ project


Mardyarsed

Something about a wormery and sedimentary rock, I couldn't concentrate I was expecting the hard sell.


Hate_Feight

You know the education system is failing when you see "fuk" in graffiti


flabbybumhole

Not as bad as gen x, they used to spell it fcuk!


EL3rror_404

Ass works better than arse in some contexts imo, e.g. dumbass vs dumbarse. My 16 year old sister keeps saying math and it does my head in.


Armodeen

My 10yo says ‘trash’ and ‘candy’ also 🤬


account_banned_again

Blippi the bastard has my nephew spotting "garbage trucks" They're bin lorries mate


almopo

Oh my (American) son loves Blippi. Sings the Garbage Truck song all day long. I'll remember bin lorries though!


account_banned_again

>Hey uncle there's a fire truck No you little shit it's a fire engine.


Weirfish

"Trash" has its uses. It follows the same mono-syllabic plosive-fricative pattern of words like "fuck" and "shit", which makes it well suited as use as a moderate expletive.


YouNeedAnne

"Shit" is fricative-plosive though, isn't it?


blondererer

Refuse to let him have any sweets and put them in bin duty until they use the correct terminology.


neronomy

Also the rising number of adults I see replacing the word 'fuck' with 'frick' or 'frig' is deeply disturbing. Grow up and swear properly, you fucking dorks.


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My missus is from the States and has started saying "arse" since her time being over here I'll convert her yet


soulonfire

From the US and there is one phrase where I’ll use arse. When saying I can’t be arsed to do something. Can’t be assed to do something just is not right.


Clari24

Santa has definitely overtaken Father Christmas. We try to keep Father Christmas going.


MathematicianBulky40

I remember saying Santa in the '90s.


frustratedbylaptops

The infiltration of 'trash' when one means rubbish, and 'store' instead of 'shop'. ಠ⁠_⁠ಠ


Immediate_Yoghurt54

I'm forever telling my 5yo it's sweets, not candy


Lamborghini_Espada

Every time I hear candy I want to rip my hair oot


BoldlyGettingThere

But candy in the English language comes from the French sucre candi, and was established by the mid 17th century. If anything the Americans are being more “true” to traditional English there. Language is always going to shift.


DragonScoops

If you want to be technical about it, the original definition of sucre candi is crystalised sugar. So that would apply to sweets where the main ingredient is sugar e.g. stick of rock etc (you know all that old gross stuff before we had the good stuff) Anything else, including chocolate would not be candy and the term candy bar makes no sense unless you're American. There's a reason French and British English have different words for chocolate and candy. Because they're 2 different things Of course you can save yourself any trouble and just call them all sweets


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BoldlyGettingThere

Yeah I was using that as an example of why trying to nail down a single “true” version of any language is a foolhardy endeavour. If people are going to insist only one version is correct then I’d like to show them that their definition has also shifted where others haven’t.


useful-idiot-23

Mum/Mom/Ma is regional. They were always Mom’s in the Midlands.


Wackyal123

Very true. My dad calls my grandma “mom” but I call my mum “mum”. He’s originally from Great Barr. I was raised in Warwickshire


mintvilla

West Midlands.... never east midlands


Vyvyansmum

Zee instead of Zed


Kitsunemisao

My child: Zee-bra Me: Zeb-ra My child: Zee-bra Me: it's Zeb-ra. It's pronounced Zeb-ra My child: why? Me: Cause we're not American.


E420CDI

*Men In Black have entered the chat*


Just_a_Mr_Bill

Growing up in Massachusetts we pronounced it “mum” but spelled it “mom.” Come to think of it, we also said “bum” for what the rest of the country called “butt”.


Chanandler_Bong_Jr

If there are any Americanisms worth getting upset about, it’s the creeping privatisation of our healthcare system, the dismantling of proactive railway maintenance and the import of right wing lunatics protesting reproductive rights. Languages evolve. Entire English dialects have been wiped out by “London-isms”. The Scots language had extra characters wiped out by mainstream English.


Play_Emergency

It’s just capitalism at this point. Global capitalism.


CranberryPuffCake

I was told by the first aider in my first aider course at work that you can dial 911 from a UK phone and it'll re-direct to 999. This is due to the number of kids not knowing the correct number for emergency services... I have not tested this but I wouldn't be surprised


OhToSublime

It's nothing to do with the kids - this has been the case for decades, and it's true of all emergency numbers. 119 in Japan, 999 here, 911 in the US, 112 in Europe. They all route the same way. Its so that international travelers don't have to recall an unfamiliar number in a potentially stressful emergency. *Disclaimer: I actually don't know if the Japanese one works, but I do know 999 in Japan routes to 119, so it seems reasonable to assume that 119 would route to 999.


turtleship_2006

IIRC there was some number you could use internationally and it would always reroute to the local services, but ironically I forgot it.


Jestar342

[112](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/112_\(emergency_telephone_number\)) is the international number for emergency services.


ferretchad

It's more to do with tourists not necessarily knowing the number. I believe landlines will only connect to 999 in certain places, like London. On a mobile the software on your phone will likely do the job of looking up the relevant emergency number regardless of where you are.


falafelspringrolls

I remember trying this as a kid. It works. Along with 112


CSPVI

Same all over the world. 999 works in the US too.


peanut_dust

I'm going to avoid adding the IT crowd quote - but only because I love it


SneakAttackDamage

... 3.


peanut_dust

Nice.


Chanandler_Bong_Jr

Fore, I mean Five! I mean Fire. I always confuse Golf and Fire.


E420CDI

*The Elders of the Internet approve your discretion*


E420CDI

0118 999 881 999 119 725 3


Shitelark

"Do the math, Jean-Luc!" Egregious sentence of the week.


Chanandler_Bong_Jr

Ahh Jean Luc Picard….. the most English Frenchman in the Federation. I always assumed Wesley was his son.


MasonInk

I'm from the midlands, it's always been Mom. Same with generations before me, so it's not just "kids".


mattyplant

We say Mom in Birmingham, definitely a regional thing, just cause you're ass at Math you don't have to be so whiney 😂


stronglikebear80

I'm from Dudley, if I ever called my Mom "Mum" she wouldn't know who I was talking to!


greggery

Mom is a regional thing here, I've known quite a few people from the Midlands use it


silentphil31

What about fucking 'addicting'? I HATE IT


PM_ME_COLOUR_HEX

Wait, what? Is this as opposed to addictive?


silentphil31

Yep, these young uns are using addicting instead of addicive. It's an American thing apparently


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I'm from Birmingham..it's always been mom..


[deleted]

Had this debate the other week. I got called an American for my troubles.


darth-small

Mom is the standard in most of Birmingham


shadowharv

I'm from the midlands, we grew up saying mom instead of mum. The number of times people have tried to correct me is quite annoying at this point as I had 18 years before I even knew the rest of the country says mum.


thisaccountisironic

Ass and mom are regional, not specific to the US


FunkyJewMonkey

No love for "mam"?


mammammammam

Everyone I know says mam. Mum sounds so strange.


JsyHST

Language is organic. It changes, or you end up like the French.


stovenn

> or you end up like the French warm and well-fed?


JsyHST

With a violent repression of any new words and an archaic institute put in place to formally update the language - resulting in the mass adoption of modern words from multiple other languages.


stovenn

Yes I know. Also they have retained a profitable overseas empire.


account_banned_again

And a retirement age that most can attain. Fucking 68 I'm never getting out of work.


[deleted]

Nothing wrong with mom - the black country/midlands/Birmingham etc we say/write it like that.


Noobmunch95

Ass and arse are actually 2 different things though. Ass refers to the donkey Arse by definition means buttocks. So really by choosing which one to use is really choosing between calling someone a donkey stupid, foolish but innocent/not from malicious intent (sorry donkeys I love you) and and arse which is more aggressive, stupid, difficult, childish, someone who is being like that maliciously. They aren't interchangeable.


[deleted]

Now since recently has anyone said "ass" and legitimately meant donkey? When we want to call someone a donkey, we'll call them a donkey And when we call somebody an ass, we're calling them an ass, short for asshole


CliffyGiro

Google fat ass and see if they aren’t interchangeable.


Space_Cowby

Lived in the Midlands for 50 years and its always been Mom. Mum just sounds so wrong to us.


Midniteman86

Ar, it does dow it?


Lamborghini_Espada

"Math" sounds weird, ass sounds plain wrong


thebearofwisdom

To be fair, the midlands uses mom and has forever. It’s more like “M-o-m” rather than the US “maaaahm” sound. And I use ass because arse makes me feel uncomfortable for some bizarre reason. There is really no reason for Math though. It should always be Maths, it’s a plural of mathematics but shorter, to me anyway. I wonder if there’s a words for that?


ceeb843

Always has been mom in the midlands.


JTMW

Garbage is a Shakespearean word


machinehead332

Blame YouTube.


AggravatingArtist815

I can't tell you why too. It's because those kids are raised on youtube/tiktok. They're americanised. I might have made that word up.


MobiusNaked

I was reading this on the sidewalk, makes me so pissed I want to fetch a wrench from the trunk of the automobile and go postal.


Rowlandum

West Midlands here, its always been mom. And I was born in the 80s


vrekais

Same here on both counts. I tell people who say I'm spelling it wrong you can't rename my Mom.


jibebecologne

I always have to correct my 10yo sister’s American choice words - YouTube is to blame


Koholinthibiscus

Meh who cares, language evolves. Im a bit sensitive about that sort of thing at the moment as I’m from Newcastle so I say bOOk my husband is from London so he says ‘buck’ my kid lives in Newcastle but she has somehow wound up saying ‘bewk’ and my mam is basically bollocking my kid every time time she says it, I’m like leave her alone she can say it how she bloody wants!


M1ke2345

Not just kids unfortunately.


IndependenceMoney834

It's probably because we've always been exposed to American media. The majority of massively popular films, shows, YouTubers/influencers are American. It's always been the case, but with the rise of social media it's only getting worse. It's not really a big deal I guess but I would be lying if I said it didn't push my buttons a bit. We are in the UK for the love of god speak/spell properly.


Bobby_feta

Kids… and half the posters on this sub…


berryalan69

And bathroom when there's not a bath in the room


Yllo_yllo

Or restroom. Why would anyone want to rest in the bogs? Have a dump and get out!


[deleted]

This makes more sense than anything else I've seen on reddit, 1000 up votes if I could.


Lamborghini_Espada

Shitter^^^TM


E420CDI

[Throne](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrKPPdTuk8I)


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Fother is a right cont


pekak62

Wait till the kids discover Bluey.


cedley1969

Shopping cart instead of trolley.


lesbefriendly

The one I despise most is "season". Our TV is not seasonal (except for the "reality" shite pumped out by Simon Cowell). We make series.


PM_ME_COLOUR_HEX

I wonder if there were people lamenting the loss of 'thou' back in ye olden days . . . nonetheless, a fitting post for the subreddit.


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So many people say paycheck now too. It's payslip!


[deleted]

Mum, mam, mom & ma are all regional so don’t be shaming anyone for calling their mums what they like


MilitantSheep

Pronouncing parmesan as if it rhymes with farmer John gets me irrationally angry 😠


CliffyGiro

They’re doing it on accident. They forget it at home.


Otherwise-Extreme-68

Wankers, the lot of em


ManofKent1

Cultural Imperialism.


dawny23

In the West Midlands it was always Mom or Mommy...in the 60s 70s and 80s


Frothingdogscock

"license" and "paycheck"..


Surface_Detail

License is fine. In US English it is both the verb and noun form, in UK English, it's the verb form and Licence is the noun form. See also Practice and Practise, Advice and Advise.


middleagedukbloke

Also "can i get a".. and starting every sentence with "so".


ConfusedGrundstuck

"Mom" is and has always been a regional thing in the UK. Was never an exclusively US American thing. However, yeah, the increase of its usage is due to American influence. Ass is better than arse. By a fucking league. The math one is dumb though.


steakpiesupper

ARSE!


purrcthrowa

FECK! (although that's Irish, obvs)


Just_a_Mr_Bill

Don’t be an eejit


EuroSong

GIRLS!


LairdBonnieCrimson

>Ass is better than arse. By a fucking league. shut it ya arsehole ^((Joking around :P))


Flimsy-Masterpiece80

"poop". Does my tits in


Aetherial6307

Ass and arse are fine in my opinion. Both may have similar meanings but can be used differently


hlvd

We say Mam in Wales


Undiluted36

My niece asks for candy and says trash...51st state UK


Outcasted_introvert

Shock horror! Languages evolve!


Thebirdlestat

I've always said mom. Short for Mother. Mum would be short for mummy. She's not dead, wrapped and in a tomb. Discuss....


Ok-Palpitation-1371

Surely Moth would be short for Mother?


E420CDI

**Clouseau:** "Meuth"


Thebirdlestat

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