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Originally Posted by Angua
Most American usage and spelling of English harks back to the late 15th & early 16th Centuries. They just didn't move on! 
My bug bear is the expression "in back" or "out back" which I think means in the back garden or yard. Also the dropping of the word "the" is so annoying even when the English narrators are explaining deployment of various army divisions on a history program they refer to 5th army division rather than "the" 5th army division. |
I have liked most of the American people I have met, very much.
I don't mind the transposition of month/date when the month is spelled out, but I hate it when it is only numbers - is 04/07 the 4th of June or the 7th of April, while I think 'April 7th' is fine?
The only phrases that irritate me a little, are about 'the time' - I really don't like being asked 'what time do I have' - I feel like saying 'none at all, sorry' & walking off, when really they only want to know it is "10 after 5", rather than 10 past 5