28-11-2021, 08:48 AM
My 2 language bugs are to 'de...' something. First heard it whilst travelling in the US in the 90s, when we were invited to 'deplane'.
Second is the use of language in television programmes trying to sell themselves to the global (US) market. We can therefore no longer have 'pay as you go' phones to indicate that someone can't be traced, now they are 'burner phones', and the other day I heard trousers referred to as 'pants' in a London drama, who on earth wears 'pants' in London I ask you.....
It is clearly more important to make sure that a UK based, UK paid for, drama can be understood by an American than by someone in the UK
Rant over
Second is the use of language in television programmes trying to sell themselves to the global (US) market. We can therefore no longer have 'pay as you go' phones to indicate that someone can't be traced, now they are 'burner phones', and the other day I heard trousers referred to as 'pants' in a London drama, who on earth wears 'pants' in London I ask you.....
It is clearly more important to make sure that a UK based, UK paid for, drama can be understood by an American than by someone in the UK
Rant over
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think!