What English expression do you hate the most?

[Drago]

And another one that is becoming increasingly ugly common.

Gotten.

Anyone using the term in the UK should be horse whipped, and I don't mean rhe enjoyable bondage dungeon by a dominatrix type of horse whipping.

 

[figbat]

And another one that is becoming increasingly ugly common.

Gotten.

Anyone using the term in the UK should be horse whipped, and I don't mean rhe enjoyable bondage dungeon by a dominatrix type of horse whipping.

“Gotten” is perfectly English, just somewhat archaic. The Pilgrims took it with them and, as puritans, resisted change. We, on the other hand, mangled it into “got” over time.

 

[Moon bunny]

One that has come from nowhere over the last couple of years is “My Bad” what on earth does that even mean? seems like it’s used as a substitute for “apologies, that was my fault” anyway, as it seems to be generally used by hipster types half my age it gets right up my hooter!

That one I do know, Louis Armstrong used it on TV in 1956, it seems to have started as a quick informal apology among jazz musicians for a bad note.

 

[Moon bunny]

When I saw that I was thinking of someone who never played computer games!!!

I thought of someone who is celibate because the do nothing but play computer games.

 

[Drago]

“Gotten” is perfectly English, just somewhat archaic. The Pilgrims took it with them and, as puritans, resisted change. We, on the other hand, mangled it into “got” over time.

It's a historic middle English term, not modern English.

Christ, by that argument it would be OK for Americans to start saying Gadzooks or Hey Nonny Nonny,

 

[Moon bunny]

Americanism. So many have crossed The Pond, that it would be impossible to rout them all out and go back to pure British English. So keep your cool and a stiff upper lip as you commute to work on the bike.

Edit, how many can you spot?

 

[Dogtrousers]

It's a historic middle English term, not modern English.

Christ, by that argument it would be OK for Americans to start saying Gadzooks or Hey Nonny Nonny,

It's not middle English. It was still common in the 18th century. The likes of Swift, Sterne, Fielding all used it. I don't know when/why it fell out of use this side of the Atlantic

 

[Hover Fly]

Still used in NW England, usually pronounced “gitten “

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Local bakery was offering free samples of cake. The bloke in front of me, when offered one, replied 'I'm good, thanks'.
Silly boy, if you're good you get cake.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Oddly enough, while I'm not particularly bothered by the new expressions, idioms, Americanisms and the like in this thread, I do get a bit irritated by incorrect spelling. I don't mean American variant spelling - I'm OK with that. And I don't mean the odd slip with difficult words. I can acomodate that. I'm bothered where people use entirely the wrong word - loose for lose is top of the list, followed by past and passed. Oh yeah, its and it's too. Don't loose your way, go passed the house with a statue by it's gate. I don't hate it, but it does irk me a little.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Americanism. So many have crossed The Pond, that it would be impossible to rout them all out and go back to pure British English. So keep your cool and a stiff upper lip as you commute to work on the bike.

Edit, how many can you spot?

OK, OK!

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Oddly enough, while I'm not particularly bothered by the new expressions, idioms, Americanisms and the like in this thread, I do get a bit irritated by incorrect spelling. I don't mean American variant spelling - I'm OK with that. And I don't mean the odd slip with difficult words. I can acomodate that. I'm bothered where people use entirely the wrong word - loose for lose is top of the list, followed by past and passed. Oh yeah, its and it's too. Don't loose your way, go passed the house with a statue by it's gate. I don't hate it, but it does irk me a little.

 

[Drago]

It's not middle English. It was still common in the 18th century. The likes of Swift, Sterne, Fielding all used it. I don't know when/why it fell out of use this side of the Atlantic

That it may have been in use as late as then1800s does not negate it's original incorporation into middle English.

 

[Accy cyclist]

Local bakery was offering free samples of cake. The bloke in front of me, when offered one, replied 'I'm good, thanks'.
Silly boy, if you're good you get cake.

I know of quite a few who ask how you are, then without waiting for your reply say "Yeah, I'm good thanks"! Or even more annoying Yeah I'm good good thanks"! Not only is it bad manners to not wait for your reply but it's very annoying for them to tell you they are "good good" without you asking how they are! My thoughts as they say "Yeah, I'm good (good) thanks are "I haven't even asked how you are you total @#"!

 

[Drago]

Exactly Accy.

We all know it is "jolly good".