paul1977 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I've aways known them as films....! We're not American ...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindor Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Going to the pictures or going to the flicks to see a film, not a movie! :cute: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 They were called 'Moving Pictures'. The Brits lopped off Moving for short. Americans abbreviated Moving and lopped off Pictures. I say pictures out of habit but prefer the American 'Movie' really. Like I prefer 'sidewalk' to 'pavement' - much more descriptive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest66881 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Going to the pictures for us:wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 We go to the Cinema. Or we watch a film at home. Must be whereabouts in the UK you come from I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Cannes film festival...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 either or. These terms are interchangeable - but 'film' has many meanings, whilst movie just means a movie. I guess now that film isn't actually used too often, movie might be more exact. It will always be moving images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritChickx Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I'm going to the cinema to see a film... that's what I always say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 I have discussed with OH and we agreed we would say that "we are going to the cinema" if we are going out and if we are staying at home we would "watch a film". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 We go to the Cinema. Or we watch a film at home. Must be whereabouts in the UK you come from I suppose. Just noticed this after I posted.. Yes that is what we say, I am from the north, the OH from the midlands. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Que Sera Sera Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Just noticed this after I posted.. Yes that is what we say, I am from the north, the OH from the midlands. :laugh: :laugh: That blows my theory out the water then I'm from common as muck Bristol and OH from posh Bath :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I used to go to the "pictures" or the "flicks" but now it is "movies." Who cares? I suddenly realized I no longer refer to "Ayers Rock." it's "Uluru." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Watch films at the pictures. Or to be more accurate filums :biglaugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celt Down Under Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Watch films at the pictures. Or to be more accurate filums :biglaugh: LOL. That is exactly how my Father used to pronounce it. "Filums". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I'm off to see the new Avengers movie now with a mate. Not really my scene. Generally they are movies to me now. Maybe if it was something really highbrow I might call it a film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeegieDave Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Films.. The Aussies have a habit of Americanising everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckleface Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 If I am watching one at home I say DVD or Blu Ray. If I am going out I say going to the movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul1977 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 Films.. The Aussies have a habit of Americanising everything. Thats because they don't have their own identity, their British in their ways but so desperately try to be American Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeegieDave Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Thats because they don't have their own identity, their British in their ways but so desperately try to be American Think they are just a young country being influenced by established western countries but unfortunately they do tend to opt for Americanisms.. I actually hear young Australians speaking with a slight American twang in their accents and use a lot of American sayings. I think the old gruff Aussie of past generations is being filtered out by an American influenced youth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I think I say "filums" too lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celt Down Under Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I think I say "filums" too lol Must be the Celt in you Tracey.:wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Must be! :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 When I was younger it was going to the pictures, now it's going to the cinema, at home we watch a film or have a movie night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Think they are just a young country being influenced by established western countries but unfortunately they do tend to opt for Americanisms.. I actually hear young Australians speaking with a slight American twang in their accents and use a lot of American sayings. I think the old gruff Aussie of past generations is being filtered out by an American influenced youth. It's no different to any other country. Every language is influenced by the dominant culture of the time: that's why "English" is an amalgam of many different languages, layer upon layer of the dominant culture in England at the time. That's why all western languages now use some American/English words. It worries the French so much that they try to introduce laws against it. English spoken in England is no different. The English spoken by teenagers in the UK today is not the same as that spoken by teenagers in the UK in 1950. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambethlad Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 I'm an "old man" in my 60s and it amuses my daughter when I use terms like "pictures" for movies or "wireless" for radio. I think it's sad that many old terms have died out. I really hate it when young shop assistants address me as "buddy". I know "cobber" has died out but it looks like "mate" will soon be replaced by an Americanism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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