Americanization

Americanization? What's that? Well, its simply speaking up like Americans do... and they are different from the British. Let's take a look:

The telephone is never "engaged", it's always "busy".

You don't "disconnect" a phone, you simply "hang-up".

You never "mess-up" things, you only "screw them up".

You never have a "residence" telephone number, you have a "home" number.


You don't stop at the "signals", but halt at the "lights".

You don't "accelerate", you "step on the gas".

Your tire never "punctures", you may have a "flat".

The trains have "coaches" or "boggies" no more but "carriages" or "boxes".

There are no "petrol pumps", but "gas stations".

"I don't know nothing", two negatives don't make a positive here.

You no longer meet a "wonderful" person, you meet a "cool" guy

You don't pull the switch down to light a bulb, rather flick it up.

There's no "Business Area" only "business districts", and no "districts" but "counties".

No one stays "a stone's throw away", might "a few blocks away".

There's no "Town Side", it's "Down Town".

In hotel you no longer ask for "bill" and pay by "cheque", rather ask for "check" and pay with (Dollar) "bill's".

There are no "soft drinks", only "sodas".

Life's no longer "miserable" it "stinks".

You don't have a "great" time, you have a "ball".

You don't "sweat it out", you "work your butt off".

Never "post" a letter, always "mail" it and "glue" the stamps, don't "stick" them.

You no longer live in "flats" or "blocks", find an "apartment".

You no longer "like" something, you "appreciate" it.

"#" is not "hash", it's "pound".

You are not "deaf", you have "impaired hearing".

You are not "lunatic", you are just "mentally challenged".

You are not "disgusting", you are "sick".

You can't get "surprised" you get "zapped".

You don't "schedule" a meeting, you "skejule" it.

You never "joke", you just "kid".

You never "increase" the pressure, you always "crank" it up.

You never ask for a pencil "rubber" you ask for an eraser. A rubber is a condom

You don't try to find a lift, you find an elevator.

You don't ask somebody "How are u ?", you say "What's up dude?"

You never go to see a game, you go to watch a game.

If you see "World" champions (or Series), read "USA"champions(or Series).

There's no "zero" but "o", no "Z" but "zee".

There's no FULL STOP after a statement, there's a PERIOD.

If someone gets angry at you, you get "flamed".

You don't say "How do you do", you say "How you doin"

In short you don't speak English, you speak American.

Well you dont' say life is boring, you say LIFE SUCKS !!!!!

Email received May 2010