tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post3163405701215639075..comments2024-03-28T15:17:03.077-04:00Comments on Type M for Murder: Mulling over the sorry state of the English languageBarbara Fradkinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06992196707567972990noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-78521447994821001672015-10-11T20:00:54.227-04:002015-10-11T20:00:54.227-04:00How about saying "Uh-ha" instead of &quo...How about saying "Uh-ha" instead of "you're welcome" as they tend to do in the southern US? This is not new, but the first few times I heard it, I had no idea what was meant until a southerner explained it to me.Rick Blechtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800052815589987998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-15171162186458993222015-10-07T01:59:20.064-04:002015-10-07T01:59:20.064-04:00I was going to nominate 'no problem' as we... I was going to nominate 'no problem' as well. The only problem with 'no problem' is that it is ubiquitous, and I've become so inured to it that I found myself saying it to someone the other day! Donis Caseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15207228706777377242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-38878713452938735952015-10-06T18:53:10.018-04:002015-10-06T18:53:10.018-04:00Yes, aren't they just too precious? I would ex...Yes, aren't they just too precious? I would expect a 3-year-old to be able to manage "sammie" but not someone of 50 -- which I heard just the other day.<br /><br />Thanks for the two good examples!Rick Blechtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800052815589987998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-26334525395075058962015-10-06T18:22:44.240-04:002015-10-06T18:22:44.240-04:00I absolutely detest the alteration of the word san...I absolutely detest the alteration of the word sandwich into sammie. I hear it so often it's annoying. Selfie is another one that i dislike, along with the actual action it represents.A.M. Guynes/Annikka Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07614418902810540467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-41076413877254641422015-10-06T18:02:01.644-04:002015-10-06T18:02:01.644-04:00I must admit that I've been guilty of that one...I must admit that I've been guilty of that one -- as recently as yesterday.<br /><br />There are two other "brave new words" of which I am particularly unfond*: "peeps" and "homies". To me they just sound lame, and again, juvenile.<br /><br />Perhaps I'm just becoming a curmudgeon, but there you go...<br /><br />_________________<br />*See? You, too, can Rick Blechtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800052815589987998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30210943.post-86143979871959127262015-10-06T17:34:55.986-04:002015-10-06T17:34:55.986-04:00I hate "no problem" when you have thanke...I hate "no problem" when you have thanked someone for a service in a store or restaurant. Frankly if I'm paying to be treated well, I don't care if its a problem for you or not. Just say "you're welcome". Vicki Delanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01106480550553972177noreply@blogger.com