Americanisms: 50 of your most noted examples

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20 Jul 2011 09:33 #1 by CinnamonGirl

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The Magazine's recent piece on Americanisms entering the language in the UK prompted thousands of you to e-mail examples.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-14201796

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20 Jul 2011 09:37 #2 by LOL

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I saw that article this morning too, it was funny. And they haven't heard the worst of the slang from the teenagers. And all the texting shorthand.

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20 Jul 2011 09:47 #3 by CinnamonGirl

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So why didn't you post it! LOL

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20 Jul 2011 10:05 #4 by FredHayek

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lol Even more fun is when American/English sneaks into French language since the French hate it so much.

And German could stand to add more English because their language is so cumbersome.

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