WATCH: 10 Americanisms I've Picked Up While Living in the US

I can already hear several of my British friends hurling obscenities at the video below. 

"How dare you let go of your roots?", they might say. "You promised you wouldn't start talking like a Yank!"

Sorry, fellas. But not only is "talking like a Yank" occasionally necessary when you're living stateside, its all surprisingly enjoyable.

This article was written by Laurence Brown. Laurence is a British expat living in Indianapolis, Indiana, and has written for BBC America and Anglotopia. He is Editor-in-chief of Lost in the Pond and loves nothing more than to share these articles with anglophiles, expats, and other interested parties on social media. Follow Lost in the Pond on Facebook, Twitter and Google+.