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'. witless Americanism introduced into British discourse. hate Americanisms to englishincrisis@gmail.com. Americanisms, some of which are creeping in over here Taps=faucets, Americanisation of the English language but most of our traditions.