Apparently some Brits are upset about Americanisms slipping onto their shores.
OK, fine if it's something really stupid and trendy, but what's wrong with words like "hospitalize" and "ouster"? I love that they are angry with "wrench" for "spanner," since the only time I ever heard "spanner" was in Dire Straits' "Industrial Disease." (Thanks to Alex for the link!)
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Funny, I know the word "spanner" from the Smiths song "The Queen Is Dead."
So I broke into the palace
with a sponge and a rusty spanner
She said, "Eh, I know you and you cannot sing"
I said, "That's nothing - you should hear me play piano"
So what about me saying words like "bloody" and "bugger," then? Is it good or bad when I start having my language infected by Britishisms?
Actually that's deliberate: I like to say, "Hey, technically that's not swearing in America!" This would probably get me into trouble in England, but I'm probably never going there so who cares anyway? :)
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