Does it bother you that poeple Americanise our Big Brother

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Examples.

Calling our series "Season".

Calling the housemates "Houseguests".

For some reason it really irritates me. BB is a British institution and should keep its identity. The editing has already gone down the American route so lets not over do things.

Whats next calling trousers pants, pavements sidewalks or rubbish trash?

So vote does it annoy you or not?

[Marcus.]

i put no

[Marc]

No doesn't bother me at all. Think you're just being pedantic

[Vicky.]

Nope, couldn care less tbh

[daniel-lewis-1985]

No doesn't bother me at all. Think you're just being pedantic

Another insult hurled by a member of staff.

Great example.

[Shaun]

How is pedantic an insult?

[Jordan.]

Who does this? If it's about american members on here that's just what they call it over there so no it doesn't bother me.

[Marcus.]

can i ask what pedantic means

[daniel-lewis-1985]

How is pedantic an insult?

Being called petty is an insult.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Who does this? If it's about american members on here that's just what they call it over there so no it doesn't bother me.

Nah its british members.

Even Cowell/Barlow on X Factor do it.

It just annoys me for some reason lol.

[BBDodge]

Houseguests would surely be people from the outside world who come in for a task rather than the resident housemates.

[Niamh.]

Can't say I've noticed anyone using those terms tbh

[Marc]

:crazy:

[Firewire]

Being called petty is an insult.

He didn't call you petty though, he called you pedantic - which isn't an insult.

And no, it doesn't bother me. I don't care what other people call it. I call it "series" and "housemate" and for BBUS I say "season" and "houseguest" because that's what they're referred to.

[Omah]

Couldnt care less

[daniel-lewis-1985]

He didn't call you petty though, he called you pedantic - which isn't an insult.

And no, it doesn't bother me. I don't care what other people call it. I call it "series" and "housemate" and for BBUS I say "season" and "houseguest" because that's what they're referred to.

Means the same thing.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

:crazy:

Ooh another insult?

[Patrick]

Yes. It really does. Alot.
It's like '****** up and learn our terminology if you're going to claim to be a fan of our series.' Happens alot on YouTube when people say things like 'I think that guy Aaron should be eliminated, he just doesn't contribute much like the other houseguests this season.'

****** off.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Yes. It really does. Alot.
It's like '****** up and learn our terminology if you're going to claim to be a fan of our series.' Happens alot on YouTube when people say things like 'I think that guy Aaron should be eliminated, he just doesn't contribute much like the other houseguests this season.'

****** off.

EXACTLY! lol thanks.

I know it shouldnt but even on im a celeb and X Factor aswell when they call the people voted off "evictees" gets on my tits. Evictee is Big Brother termonology, doesnt make sense anywhere else.

[Firewire]

And fyi, you're complaining about people "Americanizing" our Big Brother (which I don't think many people do) but yet you've Americanised the title of this thread. Oops.

[Niamh.]

Means the same thing.

It doesn't mean the same thing, it means meticulous, don't make something out of nothing.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

And fyi, you're complaining about people "Americanizing" our Big Brother (which I don't think many people do) but yet you've Americanised the title of this thread. Oops.

How is this title americanized? :/

[arista]

Examples.

Calling our series "Season".

Calling the housemates "Houseguests".

For some reason it really irritates me. BB is a British institution and should keep its identity. The editing has already gone down the American route so lets not over do things.

Whats next calling trousers pants, pavements sidewalks or rubbish trash?

So vote does it annoy you or not?


are you going out with young Pat?

[arista]

Nope, couldn care less tbh


Have a burger , on the house

[Firewire]

How is this title americanized? :/

Because the British spelling is Americanised.

Americanized is American.

Watch yourself next time you want to create a point.

[Firewire]

Means the same thing.

No it doesn't.

[lostalex]

Actually it's a Dutch institution. i think most of the terms are interchangable. sometimes i say housemates about BBUS contestants, and sometimes i say houseguests for BUK contestants. Sometimes i call comps tasks in BBUS, and sometimes i call tasks comps in BBUK.

It's just a slip of the tongue. no big deal.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

It doesn't mean the same thing, it mean meticulous, don't make something out of nothing.

Yes it does it.

It means being picky/petty.

I think you'll find that meticulous isnt the same as pedantic either. meticulous means taking or showing extreme care about minute details or like being precise or thorough.

AKA a weird ocd person.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Because the British spelling is Americanised.

Americanized is American.

Watch yourself next time you want to create a point.

Now whos being pedantic.

[Niamh.]

Yes it does it.

It means being picky/petty.

I think you'll find that meticulous isnt the same as pedantic either. meticulous means taking or showing extreme care about minute details or like being precise or thorough.

AKA a weird ocd person.

I think you'll find meticulous pops up for pedantic on a number of online dictionaries, haven't come across one that's brought up petty yet though

[daniel-lewis-1985]

I think you'll find meticulous pops up for pedantic on a number of online dictionaries, haven't come across one that's brought up patty yet though

Yeah i aint seen one thats brought up patty either ;)

Bet you were rushing to edit that before i quoted you wasnt you lol.

[Niamh.]

Yeah i aint seen one thats brought up patty either ;)

Don't be so pe......... nevermind ;)

[Josiah.]

I am trying not to make BBUK like BBUSA. I am not trying to make BBUSA like BBUK. I like both the way they are now.

[Marc]

Now whos being pedantic.

Omg insult!!!

http://watermarked.cutcaster.com/cutcaster-photo-100496101-Assertiive-child-pointing-his-finger.jpg

Naughty

[Niamh.]

Yeah i aint seen one thats brought up patty either ;)

Bet you were rushing to edit that before i quoted you wasnt you lol.

haha yeah, I reckon 85% of my posts have that last edited by Niamh. in them

http://i.imgur.com/imZIj.jpg

[arista]

Now whos being pedantic.


Young Pat will Love this thread

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Omg insult!!!

http://watermarked.cutcaster.com/cutcaster-photo-100496101-Assertiive-child-pointing-his-finger.jpg

Naughty

I know right (in dumb blonde American accent).

[Marc]

Young Patrick hates BBUSA tbh lol

[Patrick]

:rolleyes: at some of the people on this thread.

EXACTLY! lol thanks.

I know it shouldnt but even on im a celeb and X Factor aswell when they call the people voted off "evictees" gets on my tits. Evictee is Big Brother termonology, doesnt make sense anywhere else.

Yes! Like,

'So Fatima was evicted last night, the moods really bad in camp.'

No.. Just no, She was voted out/eliminated - and you're right about TXF thing too. People don't seem to realize that in BB they are being EVICTED FROM THEIR HOUSE. You can't be evicted from a ******ing silly 'talent' show. And then the funny thing is, the people who use BB terms are the snobs who look down on the show..

[InOne]

Nobody is "Americanizing" it, it's just the terms some people use. If the roles are reveresed and we use certain terms when we watch BBUSA are we anglicizing it?

[Marsh.]

Well, Cowell and Barlow don't have anything to do with BB and I've never heard either talk about BB. When referring X factor I'm not surprised he uses season, he's so used to hearing the word in US on American Idol etc.

But, for BB, the only people I've heard use those terms are American forum members which is understandable. I think you're being picky. If it was a big thing and the show itself was using the words then I could understand your frustration, but otherwise, I don't know why you're bothered.

[Firewire]

Now whos being pedantic.

Are you serious? I was pointing out a flaw in your thread because I found it ironic that you failed to use the correct British English in the title. I wasn't being deadly serious, but you took it seriously.

[swinearefine]

No, Americans speak American English, Brits speak British English. Clearly everyone understands what is meant, so stop getting worked up over nothing.

[Me. I Am Salman]

haha yeah, I reckon 85% of my posts have that last edited by Niamh. in them

http://i.imgur.com/imZIj.jpg

:joker::joker:

[Flamingjoe]

The only thing that really annoys me is when they call the housemates "houseguests".

[daniel-lewis-1985]

LOL at everyone getting all angry

[Doogle]

It doesn't bother me, I just accept they say it differently.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

No, Americans speak American English, Brits speak British English. Clearly everyone understands what is meant, so stop getting worked up over nothing.

Erm...no.

Its a forum, i may be in the minority but looking at the poll a few other people do agree.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Nobody is "Americanizing" it, it's just the terms some people use. If the roles are reveresed and we use certain terms when we watch BBUSA are we anglicizing it?

Yes we would be "Anglicizing" it.

[InOne]

Yes we would be "Anglicizing" it.

But I'm pretty sure that wouldn't bother you would it.

[Niamh.]

Erm...no.

Its a forum, i may be in the minority but looking at the pole a few other people do agree.

Poll* :pipe:

[daniel-lewis-1985]

But I'm pretty sure that wouldn't bother you would it.

Its just something i wouldnt do as i use the correct terminology.

Like i call the new Desperate Housewives the final SEASON not series because thats what it is.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Poll* :pipe:

DAMMIT! LOL

Sorry ive got sex on my mind.

[Niamh.]

DAMMIT! LOL

Sorry ive got sex on my mind.

:laugh:

[InOne]

Its just something i wouldnt do as i use the correct terminology.

Like i call the new Desperate Housewives the final SEASON not series because thats what it is.

I think you only need to start being worried when Brian and co start doing it.

[Marsh.]

That's what I thought. If the show itself starts Americanising then we can worry. But for now, it's not.

[MTVN]

And fyi, you're complaining about people "Americanizing" our Big Brother (which I don't think many people do) but yet you've Americanised the title of this thread. Oops.

Lmao good point, it's a bit rich to complain about American terms being used when you're using them yourself

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Lmao good point, it's a bit rich to complain about American terms being used when you're using them yourself

Its not that i was using an American term its the fact that i cant spell lol.

[iRyan]

For the record, SEASON is actually the correct terminology.

series plural of se·ries (Noun)
Noun:
A number of things, events, or people of a similar kind or related nature coming one after another: "a series of lectures".
A set of related television or radio programs, esp. of a specified kind: "a new drama series".

Series should refer to Big Brother as a whole.
Season should refer to a specific Big Brother, ie Big Brother 13. Because television seasons are usually run for a specific season (Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer).

Though i've gotten in a habit of referring to Big Brother 13 as a series and not a season.

[emmetmcl]

I HATE it.

Though it does add a bit color to the forums.

[Marsh.]

For the record, SEASON is actually the correct terminology.



Series should refer to Big Brother as a whole.
Season should refer to a specific Big Brother, ie Big Brother 13. Because television seasons are usually run for a specific season (Fall, Winter, Spring, or Summer).

Though i've gotten in a habit of referring to Big Brother 13 as a series and not a season.

But that's where British TV differs from American. We don't have pilot season and all the rest, all our shows don't return in the fall and have "mid-season" and all of that. Shows can literally start at any time of the year, and different runs of the same show won't start at the same time every year. So, technically, we don't have "television seasons".

[nicole_burks]

I know right (in dumb blonde American accent).
"dumb blonde American Accent"
Seriously? :joker:

LOL at everyone getting all angry
Doesn't seem like they're the only ones tbh :pipe:

[Marc]

Poll* :pipe:

ROFL I was waiting for you to pick up on that :tongue:

[iRyan]

But that's where British TV differs from American. We don't have pilot season and all the rest, all our shows don't return in the fall and have "mid-season" and all of that. Shows can literally start at any time of the year, and different runs of the same show won't start at the same time every year. So, technically, we don't have "television seasons".

True, I didn't think about that. However - it still doesn't make sense to refer to a new, individual continuation of the show as a "new series", because calling it a new series seems to be describing an entirely new show.

[MTVN]

True, I didn't think about that. However - it still doesn't make sense to refer to a new, individual continuation of the show as a "new series", because calling it a new series seems to be describing an entirely new show.

Isn't each Big Brother episode it's own show? So therefore each Big Brother is "a set of related television or radio programs" and thus a series?

[Firewire]

In Britain we refer to a show as a series as a whole as well as it's individual series.
In America, I believe, they refer to a show as a series and it has individual seasons.

[nicole_burks]

Isn't each Big Brother episode it's own show? So therefore each Big Brother is "a set of related television or radio programs" and thus a series?
Our terminology for things is:
A show is something that comes on frequently, usually once a week. I.e. Big Brother, NCIS, CSI
A Season is a show that is on for months, like Jan-May and then again in Aug-Nov, our shows aren't usually year round
A series is several seasons put together like Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 would all be a series.
You call several books i.e. Harry Potter a series don't you? Why wouldn't you call shows/seasons that too?

[nicole_burks]

In Britain we refer to a show as a series as a whole as well as it's individual series.
In America, I believe, they refer to a show as a series and it has individual seasons.
.

[MTVN]

Our terminology for things is:
A show is something that comes on frequently, usually once a week. I.e. Big Brother, NCIS, CSI
A Season is a show that is on for months, like Jan-May and then again in Aug-Nov, our shows aren't usually year round
A series is several seasons put together like Season 1, Season 2, Season 3 would all be a series.
You call several books i.e. Harry Potter a series don't you? Why wouldn't you call shows/seasons that too?

Yeah, I would call several books a series, that's why I call several shows a series as well :tongue:

[nicole_burks]

Yeah, I would call several books a series, that's why I call several shows a series as well :tongue:
We call several seasons a series :joker:

They way I think about it is, seasons change with the seasons(summer, spring, fall, winter). Our television seasons change with our Seasons

[Samuel.]

Blows my mind that anyone could care in the slightest.

[Marc]

Season/Series are interchangeable to me. It's cool how it means different things for America

[Scotty07]

I will always call British programmes series 1, 2, 3 etc. and American ones seasons 1, 2, 3 etc.:idc:

[Petershaw1984]

Doesn't bother me at all because in the grand scheme of things they are only words.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

Most intellectual thread ever?

[Marsh.]

In Britain we refer to a show as a series as a whole as well as it's individual series.
In America, I believe, they refer to a show as a series and it has individual seasons.

Yes, I think we got that a while back. lol

He was just saying how he understood the words to mean something different.

[rk3388]

why does it matter what americans say on youtube ? :S its not like were going to go out of our way to change our vocabulary to make all of yous feel better :idc:

[Jords]

Couldnt give a toss stuff like this is really pedantic and life is way too short for it :joker:

And tbh BBUS is better than todays BBUK.

[Marsh.]

why does it matter what americans say on youtube ? :S its not like were going to go out of our way to change our vocabulary to make all of yous feel better :idc:

I always thought Canadians got very upset when referred to as "American". lol

[Jake.]

Couldn't care less. It's stupid and pretty petty tbh

[Matt]

If the show itself starts Americanising then we can worry. But for now, it's not.

Exactly.

The only thing that kinda gets on my nerves is when people say those facing the public vote are 'up for nomination'.

It's up for EVICTION. ALL the housemates have to nominate!