Predictions for "must say" word for 2016

[tomj777]

I've never heard anyone, ever in the States use the word, "burglarized". Sounds like an additive.

I think it only exists in TV dramas (no longer only American) and, from memory, in one of the Bush presidents speeches.

Despite, or perhaps because of it being a bastardisation of "burgled" , I find it interest that "burglarized" is one of those rare words where seeing the substitution of a "S" for a "Z" feels comfortable (don't talk to me about dropped ewes).

Back on topic, I read the re-emergence of "interesting" and "good to know" as closed answers within my own regular vocabulary.

 

[chris.hale]

I've never heard anyone, ever in the States use the word, "burglarized". Sounds like an additive.

I've seen it used on American TV shows and in movies, perhaps real-world English is improving over there if you've not heard it.

Actually we use both pressured and pressurised, typically the former would be coercion and the latter what you do to airliners.

 

[Mrchick]

'Process' is a word the Yanks like to slap on everything, but in most cases it's redundant. Another Americanism that drives me crazy is pronouncing the word 'primer' as 'primmer'. Also, referring to English as spoken and written in England as British English is ludicrous; it's English and all other forms thereof are derivatives; thus it's quite acceptable to refer to Canadian English, American English, Australian English, etc.

I agree about process and British English, which is about as silly as French bread in France.
They don't say primmer in my neck of the American woods. That would irritate me as well.

 

[Mrchick]

So making up "burglarized" instead of using the correct word "burgled" is evolution?

That one has devolved into "robbed" when they were actually burgled.

 

[barberbob]

"literally"

People literally use it all the time, like literally

 

[ollie9091]

"Criminality"
Pure toss, basically

 

[chris.hale]

That one has devolved into "robbed" when they were actually burgled.

Yeah, we get that here too.

 

[Jpshaver]

It would seem in the Civil Service we no longer communicate or even circulate information

We now "socialise" it

Of course "going forward" etc etc

 

[UKRob]

And data has to be more granular of course.

 

[PhilD]

. . . but only if you 'drill down' far enough.

 

[Jpshaver]

. . . but only if you 'drill down' far enough.

Would that be to undertake a deep dive

 

[PhilD]

That would depend upon whether you are tasked with bottoming it out.

 

[Bechet]

How come Americans have got the words 'bring' and 'take' completely arse about? How could that possibly happen?

 

[Novice Shave]

Where I live the term "lent" has disappeared, I heard someone say "could you borrow me a fiver??" Really???

 

[JohnnyO]

Hearing an awful lot of " to be fair " on radio interviews now though it seldom seems to have any particular context. Just a filler phrase, similar to " you know " as far as I can tell.

JohnnyO. o/