My professional association in the US is called The International Studies Association. Everywhere else sticks their country's name in front of it -e.g. British International Studies Association. Members have raised this from time to time, but the response from the majority is a blank stare.
At one level, I'm very keen on British English resisting Americanisms. At another, I'm not sure it's important. I'm always struck by the Americanisms that show up as above, even as people object to them. Incidentally, ringing people, as opposed to calling them, is pretty firmly established over here now as is, among younger people at least, cheers for thanks. We also have 'no worries' from Australia. I'm trying to get my US colleagues to accept "fuck off" as lighter expression than they assume it to be, but I'm encountering difficulties.
