Say no to the get-go! Americanisms swamping English, so wake up and smell It's an ugly Americanism, meaning 'from the start' or 'from the off'. The British have been borrowing words from America for at least two America for at least two centuries. My dictionary (a mere 12 years old) defines 'geek' as an American Nowadays, people have no idea where American ends and English begins. American billion (a thousand million) to replace our old hardly used names in America, yet there is no sign of hood replacing bonnet, or do things the American way in media reports of court cases, though - It also used to be understood that, while American politicians 'ran' from those of the Americans. I happen to belong to the .0001 per cent witless Americanism introduced into British discourse. hate Americanisms to englishincrisis@gmail.com. I visit the USA a lot. I also have American family members, so I am Americanisms, some of which are creeping in over here Taps=faucets, a few, there are hundreds more! I also have to wonder why Americans American is there for good. If anyone can tell me a reliable way to English without me realising it! As an American, my favourite Brit Americanisation of the English language but most of our traditions. Actually one can not blame it all on the Americans... We have the new Americans though, it's a nice country and American people are really together 'off' & 'of' !! The combination is a necessity in American Harry Styles leads the way as One Direction touch down in America just days after he called America's obsession with celebrity lives first flight just days after he called America's obsession with America's Got Talent 'for one more season' 'I am very excited': Howard Stern announces his return to America's Got Talent 'for one Marlon Brando revealed in stunning new book Dennis Stock: American someone attractive! New room rental site in America connects assassination attempts on American presidents and candidates over