Do americans use the word 'wee'?
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Just by the context of the text it should be obviously. "Wee" in America is more often associated toward children with urination, but it's still known as a measurement of size as well. It's not a term used, but only the dumb ones won't be able to match two-and-two.
418994
Well not really on actual spellings, however some "Americanisations / Americanizations" come from the original English.  In fact the Word "Yankie" is a mis-nomer and actually was the ameri-indian word for "British Person".  Anyway, what i mean is Fawcet and Sidewalk were the original "English" words (amongst others), and the English Language changed with bastardisation from European Countries i.e Pavement being from the French etc
1128922
probably depends on region in this country. in Texas if someone asked me that it would have to be a friend. EX: "W T D? "answer: "I'm sorry man i got busy doing something else, I'll be over as soon as i can". Or a stranger asking always prefaces a problem, like your at the car wash and their vacuuming their and every time  they look away you squirt them. "W T D ?"(it is also acceptable to add an expletive here) answer: "Sorry dude, it's this damn hose keeps getting tangled up"
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sounds to me like the difference between British English and American English.  \n\nsince Canada is/was more influenced by the united kingdom than the US, it's probably more normal for you to use aeroplane , which i'm assuming is the british word for it.
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No, a lot of times they are just regular words that become associated with bad things, or become slang for bad things. you know, one person says something, then everybody around you is saying it, like a domino effect.\n\nthe infamous S word was acctually an acronym. cow dung and fertilizer was shipped via the cargo hold of a ship, but they could not risk it to get wet, so it could not be on a low level. the poo boxes were marked with Ship High In Transit.\n\ncold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey IS Not acctally a lewd comment. the brass monkey was the thing that cannon balls sat in, and when it froze, it contracted, causing all the balls to fall off.\n\nthe middle finger began in the revolutionary war- when a french archer was caught, (it might be the other way around) the brits would chop off his middle finger. when the brits started to lose, the french would ride by and gloat, by showing off their intact middle finger.  \n\nfun, huh? I don't remember anymore, but basically it is a word evolution. its just made up and gains meaning.\nnobody knew what n00b meant ten years ago...
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I would say no because first of all euphemism are actually words to sugar coat foul language/cursing words.For example instead of saying " f**k you" you'd say "screw you".\n\nPolitically correct is is basically the same. like the word n**ger (im black btw)is not PC...African American is...\nAnother PC word is Caucasian instead of saying white people\n\nSo technically euphemism would not be a good way to change attitude but I do believe Polittically Correct is a great way to start...it helps eliminate and cut down on descrimination against certain race,sex,gender..etc.Hope you get the idea\n\n\nNO HONEY EUPHEMISMS ARE NOT AN EFFECTIVE WAY TO CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE....THIS IS A  TOUGH QUESTION BECAUSE SOME MAY SAY IT IS & SOME MAY DISAGREE.BUT TO IT NOT AN EFFECTIVE WAY..I SEE EUPHEMISM'S AS A WAY TO COVER UP NEGATIVE COMMENT AND FOUL LANGUAGE.dO YOU GET ME?
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It's a form of slang.  The official language of the US is English, the American version of it.
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cos americans got too much slangs....
116773
no. "ain't" is not a real word in the English vocabulary. But it is still used. Different places make up and use new words, but they are not proper English.
170309
I've found it is more common to use "aitch" but there are some people in england who say "haitch" instead, but remember not everyone. Both are correct.
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Never heard of that one!! Despite spending even longer in England than pniccimiss!!\n\nBut there are always new slang terms evolving, so it may be in use among the 'yoof' of today!!\n; )\n\nIt's not an official or colloquial 'English' term though, but it could become one with frequent use!
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I certainly don't use it and don't know anyone that does.\nAn interesting overview of the use of Gotten vs Got is here:\n\nhttp://www-personal.umich.edu/~jlawler/aue/gotten.html\n\nI guess we just ain't gotten used to American English yet.
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Okay, I'm from Australia and I lived in the USA for a while in 2003. I had to ask an American friend how the heck to respond correctly to this question too! My friend's advice was to say "Aww, not much, just ________" if you had something to say, or to reply with "Nuttin', sup wit'choo?" (meaning "Nothing, what's up with you?") if there was nothing going on... I hope that helps you!
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Because it would sound funny to say "Merry Thanksgiving" or "Jolly 4th of July" or "Funtabulous Valentine's Day." As Americans, our vocabularies tend to be sparse. We pick one word with which we are comfortable (happy) and stick to it. Christmas... I guess that's the exception to the rule. I suppose it's because we've heard it our entire lives.
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i would say americans are
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Huh?!  Speak American, Please...
614082
English is really a language made up with all different languages put together and phrases. People from different places speak differently. It all depends on the environment. There is no REAL English, except for maybe in England (It technically was their language first(?)). Such as there is no such thing as a TRUE American. All Americans are, are immigrants and foreigners. About the cigarettes being called fags, someone just happened to use normal words and twist them. Think of all the 'terrible' words we have now a days and if you look them up in the dictionary, they all have different meanings than what we use them for.