Only in America

[Morrus]

Here's something I noticed recently about US media and now can't unhear: the frequent insertion of the words "go ahead and" into the middle of sentences. For example, instead of "I'm going to pick up that cup" it's "I'm going to go ahead and pick up that cup"; or "could you open the door?" it's "could you go ahead and open the door?"

I started noticing it on US TV shows a month or two ago, and now I can't stop noticing it!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Here's something I noticed recently about US media and now can't unhear: the frequent insertion of the words "go ahead and" into the middle of sentences. For example, instead of "I'm going to pick up that cup" it's "I'm going to go ahead and pick up that cup"; or "could you open the door?" it's "could you go ahead and open the door?"

I started noticing it on US TV shows a month or two ago, and now I can't stop noticing it!

Idiomatic phrases will always go ahead and drive you nuts...

 

[frogimus]

Americans do a lot of "tailgating", which is a big party in the parking lot before, after, and sometimes during sporting events like football, baseball, NASCAR races, etc. We grill food and drink from red disposable cups.

 

[Homicidal_Squirrel]

Americans do a lot of "tailgating", which is a big party in the parking lot before, after, and sometimes during sporting events like football, baseball, NASCAR races, etc. We grill food and drink from red disposable cups.

NASCAR is not a sport. It's a bunch of drunks watching other drunk continuously making left turns.

 

[frogimus]

It's a bunch of drunks watching ...

Doesn't that define a sport?

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

NASCAR is not a sport.

Sure it is; it's one of only three sports: motor racing, mountain climbing, and bull fighting.

Everything else is just children's games played by adults.

 

[Kramodlog]

Bull fighting is rigged, turning in circles is not a sport and climbers would need to fight off people while climbing to get some respect.

 

[trappedslider]

better than watching two folks beat the crap out of each other just to boost an ego..school yard fights with official rules and getting paid for it....make them fight to the death!

 

[Homicidal_Squirrel]

Sure it is; it's one of only three sports: motor racing,

Since when is watching traffic a sport?

mountain climbing,

That's a kid's activity, or what poor people do when they can't afford to drive to the ski Lodge.

and bull fighting.

Animal cruelty is not a sport. You may as well say that the people that work at slaughter houses are elite athletes.

 

[Homicidal_Squirrel]

Doesn't that define a sport?

No, that defines the fans, but you missed the fat part.