To English ears these American pronunciations don't sound good: Missill for missile (miss isle), Boooda for Buddha (Bud da), oh regg anno for oregano (awe reg ahn oh), Ris oh owe for Risotto (ris aught toe), almost anything that comes out of George W Bush's mouth.
"Workaholic" is the worst. So self congratulatory. Anyone who has a proper job - that actually involves real hard work - would never dream of calling themselves something so self serving.
Hey Jack I like you a lot but there's something you need to understand, the English in the dictionary is completely different from the original old English that was out before use despite the slang terms that you hate. My point is as time goes on the world will keep changing and you should get used to it or get used to every one you talk to thinking your an asshole because now every language has some slang in it.
ex: "Dude, I haven't seen you in a minute." What he means is I haven't seen you in a long time and I have missed you. People say it a lot. "Dude, I haven't had White Castles in a minute!" It is very annoying. also " my bad" should get erased from the English language. Oops, my bad.
People who use the word "like" when not used in a simile should get a painful electric shock. Perhaps this will train people not to say "like" more than 30 times per sentence.
Personally, i like americanisms, there's nothing wrong with them, STILL BETTER THAN BRITISH PPL SAYING "BLOODY" ALL THE TIME. BLOODY HELL, BLOODY SERIOUS, BLOODY STUPID....THE LIST IS ENDLESS
I'm British. I am a student here in the US and I still RARELY use Americanisms. Its a crap excuse when Brits say something like "oh the culture is changing" or "I work with Americans so I pick it up."
Following that logic, Brits using American Slang is like Parents acting like their children to they seem cool. NO! You're older and less relevent. Deal with it.
You pronounce words like JACK and BACK as someone from the Great Lakes Area [dZEk, beK] (it sounds like ''Jeck and Beck'' to my ears). You have a Northern Cities Vowel Shift.
Dude, I'm only half-way through the video, and I was gonna hurt myself from laughing so hard. I love you, man. You're just way too good with some of the comments you make. Sheer genius. :)
Ok, my stomach aches now from laughing WHILE typing. Keep it up, Jack. :)
"Like" when it replaces the word "thinking" or "saying" in sentences such as "and I was like what am I doing here?" "He was like hi everybody". Also "so" in front of a noun clause "He was like *so* the kinda guy who..." or a negative ("*So* not into fashion"). Curiously this usage seems never to be followed by its logical apodosis beginning (or not) with "that..." as in "so happy (that) I could cry". So why use *so* at all?
"Like" is less of a space filler and more of "i dont want to commit to what i'm saying" sort of thing as by saying "like" the person isn't saying it as their own thought but as a thought so they can't be blamed if it sounds stupid.
I DEMAND TO KNOW WHY 'dude' WAS NOT NOMINATED?!?!?!? Was it last year's winner or something? And where the hell is 'WHATEVER' in the annoying teenager singing-out-loud-whiney tone?!?!?
I'm British & I teach at an English school in Japan which happens to favour US text-books.
"Gonna" & "wanna" appear in those textbooks & the students think they're already standard English. You can imagine how frustrating it is for me to hear students say "I'm ganna go school", especially when they can't speak at native-speaker speed.
If they reach a proficient level of English I have no problem if they use non-standard varieties, but learning them at an elementary level hampers communication.
I have no problem against informing students that these forms exist & that they WILL hear them. They are more prevalent in US English though in every register, but I even use them myself so I'm not against the forms per se.
The problem I have is with teaching those forms to beginners students who then go on to use them in their slow, monotonous unnatural way "I gan-na" when they can't even grasp the basics of what the structure of the phrase is.
Teaching it also ensures that this is the only way the students know how to say the structure, leading to misuse in an inappropriate register (Maybe not in AmEng?).
"Watcha gonna do?" is a sped up version of "What are you going to do?" so when beginner students come into my class & slowly say "wat-cha ga-nna do?" it is completely unnatural & bypasses the syllable-timing law. Better for them to say it in formal English & begin to contract when their speed & comfort with the language increases.
"Y'all" is disputed to me. I mean, I don't think the English language has a word for meaning "more than one person, excluding you." Unless you count "you guys." But that's more of a slang word. or... "You guys" or...."all of you." Actually, what IS the proper English word for meaning "more than one person, excluding you?"
Jack you are a man to spread the word among those in the UK who have slavishly taken on all the "Americanisms" you hate so much! Great video... Keep it up
I noticed, American people on TV usually get extremely enthusiastic about simple things and tend to say "let`s make this happen!" and "oh my GOD!!" ;-)
Hey Jack. Chillax, Y'all got to be hella talented workaholic. The video was like grawsome. Someone said it wasn't so i said Duh. Then we ate fast food
The worst is hearing a Brit saying "dude". You really have to be English and hear someone saying that in a Yorkshire accent to know how embarrassing it sounds.
Like is, like, a hella of an annoying word, like, litteraly the worst of 'em all, duh! Y'all stupid if you think otherwise!!1! Sorry, I gotta chill, like, seriously. BTW your vids are very unique and awesome!! <3
what about jinx? when not used as it should to describe a curse or spell, but as "jinx, buy me a coke." that is really annoying. or dibs as in dibs thats mine. its like the "mine" phase from the terrile twos for teenagers and up.
"Like" has got to be one of the most annoying words that people try to use as a filler when they can't think fast enough about what they want to say or when they truly have nothing to say at all.
hey jack, just wanted to say that you make some very good points with your dictionary videos. In fact, i believe i'm going to have to watch the way i talk. you notice things that annoy the crap out of me too. I especially hate it when people say things just to sound smart. uggggghhhh!
I try to avoid talking to people who use that word as much as I can. And I scold my friends when they say it. They usually don't, but I can't let it spread, you see?
I can't say 'y'all' is an annoying americanism simply because it serves a grammatical purpose. (WTF is up with the spelling? Is it right? hhhhmmmm. . . .)
I believe that you should include the word GAY in this segment. Or something.
Gay is probably the most overused word among everyone of all ages in America these days and it's absolutely disgusting. Gay is not a synonym for stupid and I really hope that someone with a talent for explanations as yourself could explain this to the world on one of the most-viewed websites in the world, it would be much appreciated.
On a separate note; I feel compelled to begin a campaign in England that promotes the use of Jack's work in schools. In an English lesson I was trying to explain to my TEACHER that a sign reading "10 items or LESS", positioned over a 'checkout', was incorrect. The sign should read "10 items or FEWER" but clearly the person responsible was recently subjected to a lobotomy.
I love how all of your other videos have mostly positive responses, but as soon as you put the word "America" in a video, the idiots swarm out of the woodworks to spew poorly thought out arguments.
You sound a little angry, Jack.. did somebody tell you to chillax a few too many times today? Why do you want to suppress inventive use of language? Anyone who can get bothered by the word "workaholic" needs a quick treatment with Valium, imho. (Btw, how do you feel about chatroom speak? Are you like, wtf?)
my choice for the most annoying americanism has to be "at". Not for its original intended usage, but for its usless peppering at the end a question. I.e where are you guys at?
I has a stranger on the street ask me for a simple direction. Unfortunatly It was said with the now familiar "at " ending the question.
Stranger says: Hey do you know where the empire state building is at"
Answer: Well I dont know where its at, but i do know where it is".
i live in California, so i get my fair share of the "hella" usage, so i vote for that. once i was on a cruise, and this kid from California said hella, and all these other kids who had never heard it before made fun of him, so i joined in even though I'm from California too.
this is ironic - surely "americanism" should annoy you too jack.... afterall isn't that just a nonsense word made up to give excuse/reason to the general ignorance of the very stupid american collective who themselves use "americanisms"
This comment has received too many negative votesshow
Fuck you, you inbred slack-jawed yokel; it's "talking". Learn the god damned English language properly, and get yourself a sense of humour while you're at it.
i actually hate ginormous and i guess its actually a word now in the dictionary. or bootylicious. thanks beyoncee. now we can put licious on the end of everything.
To English ears these American pronunciations don't sound good: Missill for missile (miss isle), Boooda for Buddha (Bud da), oh regg anno for oregano (awe reg ahn oh), Ris oh owe for Risotto (ris aught toe), almost anything that comes out of George W Bush's mouth.
mucalinda 1 year ago
"Workaholic" is the worst. So self congratulatory. Anyone who has a proper job - that actually involves real hard work - would never dream of calling themselves something so self serving.
guv859 1 year ago
like is the worst
scrubs96109 1 year ago
People in the north east, mainly Massachusetts, say "wicked" meaning 'a lot' or 'very.' I.E: I'm wicked hungry. That movie was wicked funny.
bongtoke7108 1 year ago
@PokerPlum i agree. if any Brit ever says "dude" to me, I just want to kick him in the cock.
JanineRobin 1 year ago
Hey Jack I like you a lot but there's something you need to understand, the English in the dictionary is completely different from the original old English that was out before use despite the slang terms that you hate. My point is as time goes on the world will keep changing and you should get used to it or get used to every one you talk to thinking your an asshole because now every language has some slang in it.
TheDavemaster300 1 year ago
The word minute used as a huge length of time.
ex: "Dude, I haven't seen you in a minute." What he means is I haven't seen you in a long time and I have missed you. People say it a lot. "Dude, I haven't had White Castles in a minute!" It is very annoying. also " my bad" should get erased from the English language. Oops, my bad.
ksb78 2 years ago
People who use the word "like" when not used in a simile should get a painful electric shock. Perhaps this will train people not to say "like" more than 30 times per sentence.
hwyckoffSNV 2 years ago
Brah you should like totally chillax. Y'all grammer natchees are like hella anol about this stuff.
WhimsicalQuandary 2 years ago
Legit.. that should get it
Pableeeezy 2 years ago
ecscape
emoNokes 2 years ago
and if you ask me THE AWARD GOES TO THE WORDS: LIKE & TOTALLY !!! I USE THEM 1000 TIMES A DAY, AHAHAHAHAHA! GOD BLESS AMERICAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
jayteelicious1 2 years ago
Personally, i like americanisms, there's nothing wrong with them, STILL BETTER THAN BRITISH PPL SAYING "BLOODY" ALL THE TIME. BLOODY HELL, BLOODY SERIOUS, BLOODY STUPID....THE LIST IS ENDLESS
jayteelicious1 2 years ago
this guy was my lacrosse coach.... hes fuckin CRAZY
1324buster 2 years ago
I'm British. I am a student here in the US and I still RARELY use Americanisms. Its a crap excuse when Brits say something like "oh the culture is changing" or "I work with Americans so I pick it up."
jlenoconel 2 years ago
The thing I hate is British people trying to use these words. Fucking sad as FUCK!
jlenoconel 2 years ago
Oi! We invented most of the words you use! You Americans should remember that the first Americans were British immigrants! You came from us!
coombeslauren 2 years ago
Following that logic, Brits using American Slang is like Parents acting like their children to they seem cool. NO! You're older and less relevent. Deal with it.
MisterH37 2 years ago
hella is only said in northern cali. you say it la ppl will laugh at you for being a dumass hippie friscan
trunk515 2 years ago 3
@trunk515 [Dr. Dre]
Bitch nigga, a bitch nigga
Bitch nigga, HELLA bitch nigga
What about this fella?
mike848 1 year ago
god you're fucking sexy
mintcondition567 2 years ago
'Duuude, you need to chill, you need to chill-ax!"
You forgot the most hideous americanism of 'em all:
TOTALLY!!! Devastating in the "so + totally" 2-hit combo.
8ulls3y3 2 years ago
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TehSmellulare 2 years ago
"like" instantly makes you a fucking moron. However you use it. Even if you, like.... AAAHHH
Clembo 2 years ago 3
You pronounce words like JACK and BACK as someone from the Great Lakes Area [dZEk, beK] (it sounds like ''Jeck and Beck'' to my ears). You have a Northern Cities Vowel Shift.
Camundonguinho 2 years ago
I hate;
'sup,
y'all,
yo',
but most of all.
The MOST annoying shite that has pursed the lips of many Americans...
Fo' sho'.
FO' SHO' MO' FO'.
IT FUCKING FAILS.
SuicideCrusade 3 years ago
Dude, I'm only half-way through the video, and I was gonna hurt myself from laughing so hard. I love you, man. You're just way too good with some of the comments you make. Sheer genius. :)
Ok, my stomach aches now from laughing WHILE typing. Keep it up, Jack. :)
ahokalam 3 years ago
i know voting is close but i vote for the last 2 on the vid
thefogg 3 years ago
"Like" when it replaces the word "thinking" or "saying" in sentences such as "and I was like what am I doing here?" "He was like hi everybody". Also "so" in front of a noun clause "He was like *so* the kinda guy who..." or a negative ("*So* not into fashion"). Curiously this usage seems never to be followed by its logical apodosis beginning (or not) with "that..." as in "so happy (that) I could cry". So why use *so* at all?
brilliantcorners 3 years ago
"duh"
Dan3257 3 years ago
I think "duh" was popularized by Baby Huey.
BeatBuddy 2 years ago
chill
patycantuc 3 years ago
"Like" is less of a space filler and more of "i dont want to commit to what i'm saying" sort of thing as by saying "like" the person isn't saying it as their own thought but as a thought so they can't be blamed if it sounds stupid.
oreoes141 3 years ago
Chill i think should win.
poeticmocha 3 years ago
I DEMAND TO KNOW WHY 'dude' WAS NOT NOMINATED?!?!?!? Was it last year's winner or something? And where the hell is 'WHATEVER' in the annoying teenager singing-out-loud-whiney tone?!?!?
rysio111121 3 years ago 2
OMG! How hella grawesome is this video like?
sorry, I couldn't help myself.
illuminol 3 years ago
hella......... HELLA BLOWS. fuck hella (not the lighting company)
ixfxi 3 years ago
i love dictionary of jack!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jmcanny8910 3 years ago
I'm British & I teach at an English school in Japan which happens to favour US text-books.
"Gonna" & "wanna" appear in those textbooks & the students think they're already standard English. You can imagine how frustrating it is for me to hear students say "I'm ganna go school", especially when they can't speak at native-speaker speed.
If they reach a proficient level of English I have no problem if they use non-standard varieties, but learning them at an elementary level hampers communication.
steevmac 3 years ago
I have been teaching English for 10 years at the British Council.
'wanna' and 'gonna' are standard spoken forms of English in both British English and American English.
Oasis-Wonderwall 'Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna bring it back to you'.
The Beatles-'I wanna hold your hand'.
This is linguistic law due to English being a syllable-timed language...even the Queen of England says 'wanna'.
Texts books intentionally use these forms to raise awareness in students
rysio111121 3 years ago
I have no problem against informing students that these forms exist & that they WILL hear them. They are more prevalent in US English though in every register, but I even use them myself so I'm not against the forms per se.
The problem I have is with teaching those forms to beginners students who then go on to use them in their slow, monotonous unnatural way "I gan-na" when they can't even grasp the basics of what the structure of the phrase is.
steevmac 3 years ago
Teaching it also ensures that this is the only way the students know how to say the structure, leading to misuse in an inappropriate register (Maybe not in AmEng?).
"Watcha gonna do?" is a sped up version of "What are you going to do?" so when beginner students come into my class & slowly say "wat-cha ga-nna do?" it is completely unnatural & bypasses the syllable-timing law. Better for them to say it in formal English & begin to contract when their speed & comfort with the language increases.
steevmac 3 years ago
"duh" seems more like an onomatopoeia
Decembirth 3 years ago
LOL ...
Grawsome ...
what a revolutionary word ...
killerz1230 3 years ago
I cracked up so bad at, "spawning devil words like chocoholic and golfaholic."
CaptainCorin 3 years ago
i dont say any of those words except yall i live in texas so shut up =D
KaosFakktor 3 years ago
"Y'all" is disputed to me. I mean, I don't think the English language has a word for meaning "more than one person, excluding you." Unless you count "you guys." But that's more of a slang word. or... "You guys" or...."all of you." Actually, what IS the proper English word for meaning "more than one person, excluding you?"
Irvin700 3 years ago
that word is believe it or not is "you".....
"You" is singular and plural...
Solariachi 3 years ago
It happens to be "they", actually.
illuminol 3 years ago
I lived in Cali for a little while, and although i heard alot of those words, i never heard hella. Am i going crazy?
thoseunchartedwaters 3 years ago
great! haha. :D
chamito29 3 years ago
i agree with Tonksloopy XD
666Tickletoes666 3 years ago
my vote would go to "like"
tonksloopy 3 years ago
Jack you are a man to spread the word among those in the UK who have slavishly taken on all the "Americanisms" you hate so much! Great video... Keep it up
Tonanti216a 3 years ago
hilarious :-)
I noticed, American people on TV usually get extremely enthusiastic about simple things and tend to say "let`s make this happen!" and "oh my GOD!!" ;-)
nenya84 3 years ago
chill
PilotLN23 3 years ago
he forgot gotta, ain't, dido, dunno, and what up!
realfunnypeople 3 years ago
definitley like hella (both)
sk8erpro11 3 years ago 2
definitley like hella (both)
sk8erpro11 3 years ago 2
definitley like hella (both)
sk8erpro11 3 years ago 2
definitley like hella (both)
sk8erpro11 3 years ago 2
Speaking of Americanisms, apparently it is not British enough to say "gotten". One has to say "got".
EikC 3 years ago
Y'all is a great word. Actually I dislike "you guys." Workaholic is my vote.
JessicaEBigham 3 years ago
Hey Jack. Chillax, Y'all got to be hella talented workaholic. The video was like grawsome. Someone said it wasn't so i said Duh. Then we ate fast food
redsoxfan3418 3 years ago 3
o my god! you know like?
o my god!
titoC1981 3 years ago
The worst is hearing a Brit saying "dude". You really have to be English and hear someone saying that in a Yorkshire accent to know how embarrassing it sounds.
Carlisle3Leeds1 3 years ago
you need to chillax! hahaha
cuckoo61 3 years ago
True those words are really annoying! Its not just Americans who use them though, English people use them too (chill and like are the worst!)
25tubsy25 3 years ago
Erm, the voting's closed, but what/where is/was the result?
MegaLamb 3 years ago
Like won. it's in the description box, if you hadn't found out yet
fallen4u012 3 years ago
Jack can you describe "ubber, ubberly"
jakep132 3 years ago
Like is, like, a hella of an annoying word, like, litteraly the worst of 'em all, duh! Y'all stupid if you think otherwise!!1! Sorry, I gotta chill, like, seriously. BTW your vids are very unique and awesome!! <3
xen0bia 3 years ago
Awesome by far! Used most by supposedly bright people.
bimamoo 3 years ago
awesome, but thats not a nominee thats word. Duh.
DasGreenCow 4 years ago
Amusing, and true. God those terms are damn annoying! I'm from Canada and I detest the expression "eh?"
peskylisa 4 years ago
what about jinx? when not used as it should to describe a curse or spell, but as "jinx, buy me a coke." that is really annoying. or dibs as in dibs thats mine. its like the "mine" phase from the terrile twos for teenagers and up.
nicto13 4 years ago
genius x
xelaaalex 4 years ago
JACK YOU ARE AWESOME. I love your videos. Holy crap YOU RO-O-O-OCK!
Thepinkninja2 4 years ago
I HATE THE WORD 'MUCHLY'
you know, when people say 'i like such-and-such very muchly'
IT'S NOT CUTE, OR FUNNY!!!
Skye940 4 years ago
Doesn't that black check in a musiv video, say "Hella"!!!
nietsmmar2 4 years ago
like is like clearly like the worst one.....like
mike2106777 4 years ago
I hate the word "Chill" because people use it as an adjective, as in "Your guitar teacher is mad chill."
Also, I hate the misuse of the word "mad."
SenorScoop 4 years ago
I like to combine the words "snore" and "relax"
to make Snorlax.
Slashtap3 4 years ago
isnt that a pokemon?
aguywhoplaysguitar 4 years ago 2
yes
Slashtap3 4 years ago
still waiting for the envelope...it's been months jack..whatup!?
lorena1481 4 years ago
Read the video description. Like ran away with it.
JackDanyells 4 years ago
oh, ok, i'm an idiot
lorena1481 4 years ago
chillax is the worst.its just annoying.
"inhance your calm", futuristic twist be the movie demolishion man.yup,eairly 90s.
lemialone 4 years ago
"Like" has got to be one of the most annoying words that people try to use as a filler when they can't think fast enough about what they want to say or when they truly have nothing to say at all.
sunshineuta 4 years ago
if his name is aaron, why does he call himself jack? hes hot right? lol
xXxMaSoNxXx 4 years ago
You shouldn't categorize us all as "you americans." not all of us use slang.
uchiaslayer 4 years ago 4
chill is the worst of them all. a kid at my old school would always tell me to "chill dude" and it had the exact effect on me that you described.
uchiaslayer 4 years ago
i agree, whenever im annoyed and someone tells me to chill, i get the overpowering urge to punch them in the face...
alienjesus2012 4 years ago
I still love "grawsome"
foliatedchicken 4 years ago
fuck grawsome
nicto13 4 years ago
why grumpyman?
foliatedchicken 4 years ago
Well I like use like alot. you like know. Ha ha. Hope Aaron see's this, but if he does he's gonna need to chillax.
bostonfan6 4 years ago
That "see" would NOT have an apostrophe!
See is not a noun and no letters are being replaced to make a contraction.
WTF!
diffusiventity 4 years ago 2
workoholic is DEFINATELY the most ANNOYING thing i've ever heard!
TheyCallMeEmu 4 years ago
The Chillax one was AWESOME, and not like the doctor that said "Like Boobs?". By the way, i agreed: we need to track down the Grawesome girl.
Wizrai 4 years ago
yo u shoulda put 'obviously' in here
if someone tells me to do something, thats always the first thing that slips out
Hey. PLZ PLZ PLZ
Go to my acount
And PLZ PLZ PLZ
Subscribe! I reeeely
Need a boost =)
Care to help me out?
TheyCallMeEmu 4 years ago
Hella and Chill
crazed174 4 years ago
It has to be entering a building on the First floor.
For GOD SAKE! You enter a building on the Ground floor! Then go up a level to the First floor!
I can't stand it. It's too confusing.
gorypleasure 4 years ago
I vote grawsome! That's just not a natural joining...
jas6850 4 years ago
hey jack, just wanted to say that you make some very good points with your dictionary videos. In fact, i believe i'm going to have to watch the way i talk. you notice things that annoy the crap out of me too. I especially hate it when people say things just to sound smart. uggggghhhh!
FricFrac34 4 years ago
his name isn't jack. it's aaron
TheyCallMeEmu 4 years ago
u guys just hatin on us from cali
and workaholic is gay
Anthonyk619 4 years ago
Hella. Definitly Hella.
phoenixdemongirl 4 years ago
Hella is so irritating. Every one in California says it! It makes me want the beat them over the head with a toaster!
AstroFerret 4 years ago
it's a nothern cal thing...
anyone who says "hella" here in southern cal gets made fun of so much.
eddymann04 4 years ago
I live in central cali, and I hear it constantly. They don't even realise they're doing it, it's so engrained into their brains.
AstroFerret 3 years ago
yeah tell me about it, i dated a girl from bakersfield and one from san jose, hella got really annoying real quick.
eddymann04 3 years ago
I pitty you.
I try to avoid talking to people who use that word as much as I can. And I scold my friends when they say it. They usually don't, but I can't let it spread, you see?
AstroFerret 3 years ago
your mom
TheMusicMan25 4 years ago
hey! don't insult my bitch
thesanti87 4 years ago
"you know what i'm sayin'".....THAT PHRASE...is disgusting
ccx18 4 years ago
hella
m0nst024 4 years ago
like is like my favorite like ever...
chubbathegreat 4 years ago
ya seriously... "fixin'"
WTF? I love how much I hate that word...
illm4t1c 4 years ago
These are hilarious! However, you missed my three least favorite Southernisms:
might could : I might could go out tonight, but I haven't decided yet
usta could : I usta could play the piano, but it's been a long time
fixin : I'm fixin to go to the store
amoole1 4 years ago
has got to be like!
Angeloslight 4 years ago
like ummm i like hate the word like. so like, yeah i vote like.
babybabeana 4 years ago
FAST FOOD.
Thepinkninja2 4 years ago
Exactly, thecat74! I too, vote "like." It's annoying! So yes, Jack, I vote like.
oneminutekid 4 years ago
it is by far /like/
fluffyrhino 4 years ago
like, by far
FoilWrappedHead 4 years ago
like i think jack is like totally hella not grawsome and he's annoying... duh!
NasyitahBeawr 4 years ago
his name isn't jack. its aaron
TheyCallMeEmu 4 years ago
I vote like.
CSI2b 4 years ago
i vote for the word "um" or "dude". i say dude all the time & i dont even like the word when i say it.
out of the ones you have in the video im gonna say the word "like"
and grawsome? what the fuck is that shit.
natrat0x 4 years ago
every damn 1 (i sadly use some of them:( )
zelfire777 4 years ago
like
sexygal149 4 years ago
Like is by far the most annoying americanism, us brits say it like all the friggin time, n it's like hella annoying!!
amy151284 4 years ago
like
nathancwalker 4 years ago
Like is the most annoying word ever. I want to smack everybody in my school.
thecat74 4 years ago
HELLA!!!! god annoying. sorry people from cali...
thetoxicerror 4 years ago
i'd like to point out that hella came from northern california
boeci 4 years ago
like is like the totally like worst word ever like created in vocabulary today XP it can be destroyed
poundw 4 years ago
I can't say 'y'all' is an annoying americanism simply because it serves a grammatical purpose. (WTF is up with the spelling? Is it right? hhhhmmmm. . . .)
oneminutekid 4 years ago
wicked
moch770 4 years ago
hella, even more than like
I had a conversation with someone that went like this
"hey man what's up"
"I'm hella tired and hella stoned"
"haha sick bro" (do these words if you havn't it would be funny)
"hella, hella...I'm just hella happy man, like hella"
shockfox7 4 years ago
like
oneminutekid 4 years ago
Freakin'. That's the worst Americanism.
KarynRBrown 4 years ago
like
greatonez 4 years ago
Hi.
I am a grammar-aholic. (I had to :])
I believe that you should include the word GAY in this segment. Or something.
Gay is probably the most overused word among everyone of all ages in America these days and it's absolutely disgusting. Gay is not a synonym for stupid and I really hope that someone with a talent for explanations as yourself could explain this to the world on one of the most-viewed websites in the world, it would be much appreciated.
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x0xGabalalax0x 4 years ago
Dude, your comment was hella gay.
ksb78 2 years ago
-aholic
aLeCzithO 4 years ago
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How bout this "video is gay"
Camillitary 4 years ago
Hella is the worst word ever, it was funny in the context of that one Southpark episode but other than that it's just fucking annoying.
dancingdudesean 4 years ago
How about the saying "that's gay"? That totally pisses me off. It's totally "gay" to say "that's gay".
Papillonman 4 years ago
"douchebag" gets on my nerves. but things being pretty "dumb like" is also annoying.
myloisalegend 4 years ago
saying that something is [blank] as hell can be pretty annoying.
celanba 4 years ago
hard to say but ive got to say that any word with -aholic is most annoying
jnl069 4 years ago
How about douche bag?
Or, Pretentious, self-righteous prick?
Yeah, those are pretty annoying...
birkhed 4 years ago
I vote ya'll as the most annoying!
aintsosweet 4 years ago
On a separate note; I feel compelled to begin a campaign in England that promotes the use of Jack's work in schools. In an English lesson I was trying to explain to my TEACHER that a sign reading "10 items or LESS", positioned over a 'checkout', was incorrect. The sign should read "10 items or FEWER" but clearly the person responsible was recently subjected to a lobotomy.
adjyboi 4 years ago
As a pedant for the English language, and a British subject, I find all of the examples Jack gives are deserving of the award.
adjyboi 4 years ago
ROFL!!! Oh my gosh, that's awesome...Or should I say...Grawsome?
PaulsOpinion 4 years ago
I vote that internet slang like "rofl" and "wtf" or even the favorite "omg" are all more annoying than the ones that Jack brought up.
gyrotaco 4 years ago
The most annoying Americanism is definitely "like".....not even a contest.
rbaby18 4 years ago 2
These are the nominees for the most annoying words in "Mexican" Spanish:
GÜEY
ESTE
COMO (it's our version of "like" as explained in the video)
CHALE
SI ¿NO?
alcantara06 4 years ago
I love how all of your other videos have mostly positive responses, but as soon as you put the word "America" in a video, the idiots swarm out of the woodworks to spew poorly thought out arguments.
Checkeredprincess 4 years ago
You sound a little angry, Jack.. did somebody tell you to chillax a few too many times today? Why do you want to suppress inventive use of language? Anyone who can get bothered by the word "workaholic" needs a quick treatment with Valium, imho. (Btw, how do you feel about chatroom speak? Are you like, wtf?)
firestartertwistedfi 4 years ago
Hey Jack,
my choice for the most annoying americanism has to be "at". Not for its original intended usage, but for its usless peppering at the end a question. I.e where are you guys at?
I has a stranger on the street ask me for a simple direction. Unfortunatly It was said with the now familiar "at " ending the question.
Stranger says: Hey do you know where the empire state building is at"
Answer: Well I dont know where its at, but i do know where it is".
dirkworld 4 years ago
i live in California, so i get my fair share of the "hella" usage, so i vote for that. once i was on a cruise, and this kid from California said hella, and all these other kids who had never heard it before made fun of him, so i joined in even though I'm from California too.
eonfromteton 4 years ago
duh...
alex2143 4 years ago
DICTIONARY ARE MY FRIENDS
lilray322 4 years ago
this is ironic - surely "americanism" should annoy you too jack.... afterall isn't that just a nonsense word made up to give excuse/reason to the general ignorance of the very stupid american collective who themselves use "americanisms"
frenchie310 4 years ago
-aholic definately, i am tired of people being addicted to non things like workahol and chocahol. Learn how word endings work.
pyro1040 4 years ago
They're Aholicaholics
alcantara06 4 years ago
how about "fo shizzle my nizzle"?
michaelbarnes1234 4 years ago
talkin shit on the south like you know something. YOU'RE NOT FUNNY.
elusionlol 4 years ago
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Fuck you, you inbred slack-jawed yokel; it's "talking". Learn the god damned English language properly, and get yourself a sense of humour while you're at it.
reinholder 4 years ago
i actually hate ginormous and i guess its actually a word now in the dictionary. or bootylicious. thanks beyoncee. now we can put licious on the end of everything.
femnistviolinist 4 years ago
It ain't getting to be no word in the British dictionary, not
shikkywikkz 4 years ago
y'all is mine
matthewwasme 4 years ago
I live in Seattle.
"Hella" is mine
honda1386 4 years ago
I say chill, chillax, and if it is a candidate, I am anoyyed by grawsome the most of all
Ligerofthelillies 4 years ago
aholic
kingmatt3267 4 years ago
like
soldjerside 4 years ago