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I don’t know where I have been since 1976, but I was not aware that Lake Superior University has been publishing the Word Banishment List at the end of every year. I don’t even know which state Lake Superior University is in. But they do it, and here is explanation from the Univesity’s website: “The annual List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Mis-Use, Over-Use and General Uselessness has been going strong since New Year’s Day 1976 and shows no signs of stopping. People from around the world have nominated hundreds of words and phrases such as “you know,” “user friendly,” “at this point in time,” and “have a nice day,” to be purged from the language.”
I am intrigued by the list, mostly because it started with the term Fiscal Cliff, which caught my eye. That term has really bugged me since some media person introduced it. I am so sick of that phrase now it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard, aren’t you? Some of the other words surprised me because I never hear them, like boneless wings. It’s on the list because really, chicken wings are not boneless. It’s just chicken meat. Here is the list for 2013:
fiscal cliff (obvious overuse)
kick the can down the road (apparently a lot of politicians use this term? I was not aware)
double down (when a politican does not kick the can down the road, but gets adamant about something)
jobs creation/creator (another overused and over-promised political platform phrase)
passion/passionate (we can’t all be passionate about everything we do, but apparently we are all described as being passionate about [fill in the blank])
YOLO (you only live once. Someone said it is overused on Twitter by people who believe they have discovered something profound, like brownies with marshmallow centers)
spoiler alert (as one person pointed out, an excuse to spoil)
Bucket List (I have one. Do you?)
Trending (If I were trending, I’d like this word. But I’m not so I don’t)
superfood (Hey. Someone has to sing the praises of foods like broccoli and brussel sprouts, or they might be overlooked)
boneless wings (who came up with this, anyway?)
guru (They say unless you are Buddhist, you can’t really be a guru. I couldn’t really be a guru even if I was a Buddhist).
There are some other phrases I’d like to see added to this list. One of my personal, make-me-scream-in-agony phrases is “at the end of the day.” Every athlete, every politician says it, and usually more than once in the same speech. I am also not a fan of the exclamation, “That’s sick” to mean that’s great, because it just doesn’t work. If you say that’s sick, I think it’s sick. Period.
What words of phrases would you like to see on the banished list? Are there any words on this year’s list that you are not giving up? That don’t offend you or offend you terribly? What words are you kids saying that the rest of us should know about? What hashtag on Twitter bugs you the most?
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I’m going to upset people, but LOL just makes me cringe every time. It has to go or at least be on my list. People are actually saying it in person now.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 4:39 am.
I remember Rachel saying that once, Mary. Bugs her too.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:30 am.
Don’t like that one either. Now I use ‘hahaha’ and I’m even getting tired of that.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:27 am.
YOLO is definitely on my list of words that need to hit the bricks running. All the kids are saying it, usually just before they do or say something extremely ill-advised.
“What the eff” is another, they know what they mean and I know what they mean and I am saying it is unacceptable.
I am not a huge fan of ‘At the end of the day’ either because for me ‘at the end of the day’, I go to bed.
I am sure I will think of other got to go words later but right now my brain wants me to take it and my body to bed, night all.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 4:57 am.
I haven’t actually heard anyone say this, but when I see Yolo, I think of those candies. Remember those? Yum
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:31 am.
Me too! I know they are Rolos, but that’s what it makes me think of every time.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:34 am.
We are blessed with teenage males who truly believe they are 10 foot tall and bullet-proof and lately they are Yolo crazy.I think that if that is true and YOLO wouldn’t you like that life to last longer than 16 short years?
I had forgotten about Rolo candy, it used to be a favorite. Do they still make it?
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:07 pm.
Oh yes they do. I just ate one.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 7:45 pm.
I will have to look for them, see if they are as good as I think I remember.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:26 pm.
Words such as “you know”. I’m sick of people saying those words just to explain something. Plus the word “It” and overuse. I have to put up with that word overuse from my Mom on the phone for her to describe something. I had that It word in my writings till a friend checking my writings out for a class assignment pointed out the overuse of it. I blame my Mother for the overuse. had to fix my writings and try to avoid using that word from now on. I even don’t use the You know words in my writings to describe soemthing. I use something else. Sick of that.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 6:16 am.
The word I use too much in writing is just. Everyone is always just doing something. I wonder if I say it as much as I write it?
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:31 am.
DD#1 overuses ‘you know’ so much it drives me nuts. I keep reminding her, but I guess it’s so ingrained she forgets.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:49 am.
For me it is any word that is mispronounced. It seriously drives me insane and it is one of the few things about New Guy that bugs me but I can deal with it.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 7:11 am.
Nuclear. Gets me every time.
Kelly, I think you should upgrade New Guy to Guy. It’s been awhile now, hasn’t it?
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:32 am.
You’re right Julia, he and I have been together a year on the 23rd of March so I think that I shall rename him to Gamer Dude since he does love his PlayStation 3 games.
Gamer Dude and I had a conversation yesterday regarding his choice of the correct word or phrase because he has a bad habit of using the wrong phrases and words at times. For someone who did really well in English at high school, this has the power to regularly drive me insane.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:06 am.
Awesome.
Not my reaction but the ruination of the word awesome. Here’s my rant: things that are awesome: the birth of a child, the Grand Canyon, David Gandy. Things that are not awesome: me giving the waiter my order, anyone’s description of their weekend, any other mundane thing that doesn’t leave one with their mouth ajar.
A former banished term that I’m over in addition to all yours, perfect storm.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 7:53 am.
“At this point in time”. “Now” is perfect 3 letter word. We’re busy people, being concise is appreciated,
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 7:57 am.
Awesome = David Gandy
Amen.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:32 am.
Haha! I know, every waiter thinks everything you ask for is awesome these days.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:33 am.
….but what if it was a really awesome weekend?
It could happen.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:19 am.
Could it, Sheridan? Really? Could it?
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 6:13 pm.
Passionate doesn’t really bother me. There are several things that I am very passionate about and I’m discovering new ones all the time. I’m just that kind of person though. There are a ton of things that I’m not passionate about at all though, too.
Jobs creation bugs me because the people who can create jobs are businesspeople, not politicians. (Ok, government jobs maybe, but even then it’s the agency and not the politician.) It’s overused and not something a politician can promise.
Boneless wings have been around for quite a while, I’m not sure why it’s on the list now as opposed to years ago.
Anyway, incorrect grammar is a peeve of mine. In this age of texting and Twitter, too many people spell words incorrectly or take shortcuts that drive me nutty. But, it’s the way language is headed and I’m just going to have to suck it up. I still use correct grammar and punctuation when I text. It’s my form of rebellion.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 7:58 am.
Liz we had a spirited family debate about ending sentences with a preposition. I told them that some editors will change a grammatically correct sentence to end with a prep because it is less jarring to the reader. Oh, the hue and cry from my suddenly grammar conscious family!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:34 am.
As a reader I find it jarring to read a sentence that ends in a preposition. It drives me crazy. For myself I’ll go out of my way to not end a sentence with one.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 4:04 pm.
I completely understand the incorrect grammar and I will even expand it to include spelling. I certainly do not profess to be the smartest on the grammar/punctuation block, but I’m apparently much better than a lot of those that are entering the workforce nowadays. For example, I do end sentences with prepositions when I speak, but coming from a rather casual family atmosphere, I don’t consider that too heinous. However, when people cannot take the time to spell out YOU and just put ‘u’ in there, or ARE and they put ‘r’ instead–that is the kind of thing that drives me batty. My kids used to tell me how thankful they were that I was not their English teacher because they would never have passed…they were right. Their grammar was atrocious, and spelling was almost as bad, and they still got A’s because they were graded for ‘content’ and ‘intention.’ How in the heck is content and intention going to help them when they can’t send a simple professional letter or e-mail to someone?? *sigh*
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:41 am.
Baby bump was banned last year. I heartily agree with that.
Vanilla hasn’t been banned yet. I think I might submit that.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:27 am.
Oh! And We’re Pregnant! That drives me nuts! Banned 2007.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:30 am.
Cail, LOL! For a moment I read that as an addendum that YOU were pregnant.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:35 am.
Gah! I hate ‘baby bump,’ too.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:33 am.
Especially since I have a permanent one.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:35 am.
The term that makes me writhe in agony is ” hunker down”. This should be on the list if its not already there somewhere. My neighbor says it all the time and I silently cringe everytime the words come out of her mouth.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:35 am.
I am wondering why your neighbor needs to hunker down so much.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:36 am.
Good question, Julia.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:19 am.
I hate – hate – HATE it when entertainment people start calling couples by those cutesy combined names like Kimye and Brangelina. Those terms should be banned for life.
I also hate ‘Whatever.’ It’s a dismissive and rude passive/aggressive word.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:35 am.
My hairdresser says this all the time. I never realized how much I don’t like it until I hear it from her several times in one visit. Find another hairdresser you say? Are you kidding? I’ve spent years perfecting this color.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:37 am.
As a person I’m usually not bothered by how people use their language – only think it shows their upbringing!
As a teacher of languages, I get annoyed every time I see bad spelling or syntaxis occur in newspaper articles or even on TV (we have subtitles, you see). Lots of 20-year-olds and 30-years-old can’t write properly anymore, and mos people don’t see how they mistreat our language.
For the rest, at home my sister and I often invent new words. We have descriptions for someone who’s dumb, lazy, overanxious, etc. Quite funny, as nobody else would understand it!!!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:52 am.
Especially if every other word is f&^k. I’m not some retiring wallflower, and I’ve been known to toss an f-bomb here and there. But I can certainly speak a full sentence without using it.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:39 am.
Amen.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:44 am.
I can’t. Wish I could.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 6:17 pm.
I probably need to stop using the word interesting. I say it a lot for things that aren’t.
Nails on a chalkboard for me lately is Blah-blah-blah–the new yada-yada-yada.
No idea about hashtags. Twitter bugs me.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:57 am.
I do the same thing with seriously. Seriously. But I think the seriousness of things are usually self-evident, so I don’t need to announce that I am serious. And yet, I do. Many times over.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:40 am.
Remember the TV show in the ’80′s, “Alf”? I know I’m dating myself. When the show would break for commercial, Alf would shout “Commercial Alert! Commercial Alert! Put the VCR on pause!” When I write book reviews, usually negative ones, I put “Spoiler Alert!” on the top and hear Alf’s voice in my head. I do refrain from advising people to pause their VCR’s.
Really is my over-used word. I blame my husband. I’ve been trying to stop saying the word, and not use it at all when I write.
Today’s word avoidance: “Time to go to school.” I don’t think the kids or I am ready for Christmas break to be over.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:58 am.
I don’t mind spoiler alert. I’d rather know there is one than ponder how it’s being used.
BTW, Amanda, it’s time to go to school.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:41 am.
I read an article this morning that recapped the tax bill. The author said fiscal cliff, March cliff, milk cliff, and for now, that Congress had kicked the can down the road. If only he’d managed to work in Spoiler Alert!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:41 am.
Sounds like a good round of buzzword bingo
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:21 am.
Ha ha Julia! Too funny.
Honey Boo Boo. Pull.My.Hair.Out. I know it is a person, but I swear if I hear those words again this red head might do damage to her television. I won’t go any further because there may be some people in here who like that show.
It is what it is. Really? I can’t stand that phrase.
Baby bump and booty kill me. I also can’t stand how licious is added to many words now either. Oh, and any word associated with politics irks me. Wow, am I grumpy this morning?
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:02 am.
Ooh, I so agree on it is what it is! Said too often by too many people.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:14 am.
Oh, Kelly, I’m with you on the HBB thing!! I certainly don’t want to offend those that like that show, but I cannot understand why anyone could possibly find it entertaining. Another one like that is the Dance Mom show. If I put my child in a dance class, the instructor would darn well LOOK like a dancer and would not be acting like that around me or we would have some serious words.
Not sure what the attraction is for that one either…but that’s just me. 
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:47 am.
Um… Hi Julie, my name is Kelly. And I think we could be very good friends!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 1:18 pm.
Hi Kelly! I do believe you’re right!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:20 pm.
Lake Superior University is in Northern Michigan – not much else to do up there in the winter.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:02 am.
I can just see them all socked in their blankets and sitting around a fireplace. They are sick of cards, sick of board games, sick of puzzles, and there is nothing left to do but to talk about words. Ha!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:15 am.
AT THE END OF THE DAY
ARGH! I am so tired of this phrase!!! Sick to death of it (and sick means something bad not something good! Geez).
I am also sick of I KID YOU NOT. Hate that phrase. Always have, and suddenly it’s everywhere. What awkward phrasing.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:58 am.
I kinda like that phrase. I kid you not.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:40 pm.
At the end of the day, it’s whatever works for you.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:46 pm.
You know, for a phrase that wasn’t overly common until after the election, “fiscal cliff” quickly turned into something that makes me want to toss the TV out the window.. and I watch or listen to very little news (my world is happier this way)
The two phrases that drive me batty at the moment are probably not common in everyone’s lives, but they are something I hear almost every day from a certain Geezer:
“I’m working on it” meaning “It’s not gonna happen. Ever.”
and
“The problem is…” means “here’s my excuse as to why the thing didn’t get done”
as for popular culture, hashtags need to stop. OH, I just remembered a BIG one!
The phrase “in this economy” Holy crap I am tired of hearing it applied to everything.
Oh, your milk went sour? Well, in this economy milk seems to turn faster.
It’s snowing! In this economy, it’s even tougher to shovel the drive.
You have an entire cartload of crap you don’t need – like video games on sale or extra garbage from the dollar racks, then say “in this economy you have to stock up.”
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:34 am.
That is so true, Sheridan. I hadn’t thought of it, but every talking head starts off that way. Then mentions a cliff, a can, and a failure of leadership.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:42 pm.
The phrase ‘back in the day’ gets to me. You hear it everywhere and I am tired of it. Another is ‘going viral.’ I know it’s timely, but there must be another way of saying it by now. I tend to overuse the word ‘that’, so I always do a word check for it. I heard the other day that ‘irregardless’ is going to be added to the dictionary because it’s used so frequently. Tell me it isn’t so.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:39 am.
I never use the word irregardless. I rarely have much to irregard. haha.
Back in the day gets me too. What day would that be?
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:43 pm.
One word I hear that is overused is like. Teenagers say it a lot. I am also sick of the use of profanity by teenagers.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 11:43 am.
Ooh, I can’t take that either. You can hardly listen to a kid these days with so many likes in there speech
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:43 pm.
Looks like you have a live topic! There’s two that drive me batty:
“Tough economic times”….at this point, there’s ALWAYS economic issues. Fix it. Move on.
“Totes”–my youngest siblings use this one all the time. Really?!?! Are you so lazy you can’t say “Totally” or “I agree with you”. ARGH!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:01 pm.
Sorry, I realized I used “at this point” which is also on the list, right? Oops.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:02 pm.
I haven’t heard this one! I’m going to use it today. Totes. (but silently, so as not to annoy you, Haley)
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:44 pm.
I definitely agree about the fiscal cliff thing. I’m ready to beat my head on the wall with that one.
Mainly though, what bothers me most is the term ‘reality’ show. Seriously, there is nothing remotely REAL about most of those shows–it’s all about how they are edited to project a certain image to reach a certain demographic for the all important ratings.
Also have a problem with ‘papparazzi’. That term is so silly, but also the the increasingly invasive people themselves. I don’t understand how, if someone did what they do to celebrities to ME, I could have them arrested for stalking, invasion of privacy, etc. Unfortunately, the celebrities have no legal recourse really because somehow since the celebrities are in the public eye for part of their career, they no longer have any right to privacy, I guess… Not sure what I think would be a better term for them, but I just think that ‘papparazzi’ is ridiculous.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:03 pm.
I know, the reality shows are so bogus.
So one day this break, when I had three small children in my house and couldn’t do much else but mediate fights, I watched back to back episodes of Couples Therapy. I have never heard of it, but ran across it on VH1. It’s d-list celebrity couples trying to fix their relationships. I felt so greasy when it was over!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:46 pm.
Two phrases I hear all the time at work is “between a rock and a hard place” and “the long and short of it is…” I cringe every time I hear it. And it’s never followed by anything good.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:41 pm.
Good ones, Suzy Q! Seems like the slightest indecision becomes a rock and a hard place.
Reminds me of another one I say a lot: Long story short. I don’t even bother with the verbs anymore.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 12:47 pm.
In my writing, way too many “justs” as well. The phrases listed don’t bother me (except yes, fiscal cliff, don’t make me hear that again). Do people actually say YOLO? I admit to enjoying that one because I have a picture of my kid and three friends sitting out in the ocean on surfboards against the backdrop of the sunset, their arms making the letters.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 1:01 pm.
Now that is cute, Christie. Only cute YOLOs allowed
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 2:03 pm.
LOL! Wait, is that one?
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:12 pm.
I am on board with justs, with combined names (icky cute) and with fiscal cliffs (how could two words get overused so fast?). I also want to add OMG. I really hate it when it is spoken. In my own life, I can add that I overuse really. Really I do. On the other hand, I have never heard or seen YOLO. I need to get out more.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 1:18 pm.
When I hear OMG said out loud, it’s almost always someone from the Jersey. haha.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 2:04 pm.
My 8 year old yells O-M-G at the top of her lungs when she is hanging out with her friends. UGH!!!!!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:25 pm.
Guilty!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 4:07 pm.
Wait, are you saying I say that? Oh crap. Must stop immediately – big time. Ha, see what I did there? Slipped in another awful, trite phrase.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 6:22 pm.
Literally! Enough of this one already, too.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 2:38 pm.
I think we should substitute it with Figuratively. “I figuratively threw the book against the wall.”
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:55 pm.
NICE!! I think I shall try to adopt that phrase
I don’t use literally often but am big on the Seriously???? I use it with multiple question marks too in reference to some antic the munchkin has partaken in.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 4:11 pm.
Well, you can tell I’m not on Twitter much, since I’d never heard of YOLO.
I’ve been overusing “seriously.” Not sure where I picked it up, but I use it a lot now. Which means it’s probably run its course! Because by the time a word gets to ME, it’s WAY past its useful life.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:11 pm.
I’m really bad with seriously, too. Maybe it’s a — dare I say it — generational thing?
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:56 pm.
That is quite a list that you’ve all compiled. I must agree on most fronts, especially on the use of “like” and “you know” Apparently, as a teenager, I was of the “like” generation. My dad finally had enough and had a talk with me about it. I had no idea I used it so often so now I am VERY conscious of when it is used. MY DH has a horrible habit of saying “you know” about a hundred times over the course of a conversation. One day, I’d had enough and I pointed it out to him and suggested that he may want to curb it in a job interview. Yeah, that went over like a lead balloon! Enter my 2 year old in a man’s body. *sigh* The munchkin says like a lot! I try to get on her about it to curb it now that she is 8 and not a teen yet.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:30 pm.
They hear it on all those Disney shows. Who are those people, anyway? (the disney shows).
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:57 pm.
I think you are right. Those Wizards of Waverly place and iCarly types *headshake*
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 4:12 pm.
Anyone remember Monk saying “LOL out loud”? I always thought that was funny.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:32 pm.
No, I don’t remember that! Did he really?
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:57 pm.
I absolutely hate the Keep Calm phrases.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:37 pm.
Keep Calm and Carry on? Are there more?
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:58 pm.
Much much more… http://pinterest.com/mummie/keep-calm-quotes/
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 4:05 pm.
I did not know this.
Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:36 pm.
I’d like to banish Honey Boo Boo, both from the lexicon and from TV. Does this count?
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:49 pm.
It should!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:51 pm.
Agree!!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 3:58 pm.
I hate ‘just saying’ because somehow that somehow excuses people to be rude, disrespectful, and inconsiderate.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 4:09 pm.
We really do need a “like” button on this page. You are so correct!!!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 4:13 pm.
oops. That comment was meant for Janae. But I like your idea, Jen!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 5:30 pm.
And not all that coy. I know, because I have used that phrase and I wasn’t too coy with it
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 5:29 pm.
The word “kiddos” for kids is bothering me these days. I don’t know why but I’m hearing and seeing it everywhere these days.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 6:29 pm.
I wonder when they went from being children to kids to begin with.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:42 pm.
Can we get rid of the word Kardashian or Hilton? Please…pretty please?
And Baby Bumpin
And any conjoinment of peoples names:
Haylor
Brangolie
I’m done…done…done with all of them.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 6:45 pm.
You can throw in (or out)Lohan with the above.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 7:59 pm.
Definitely throw in Lohan! Any of them!
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:45 pm.
So my mom calls the other day to tell me she is very upset. She said on the front page of her paper it said that Kanye and Kim Kardashian are having a baby. I was speechless. I could not imagine why that would upset her. And then she said, “HOW is that front page news?” She was mad that it was in her paper, LOL.
So yes, lets add them to the list.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 8:44 pm.
And all the Jersey Shore peeps too? Please???
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:54 pm.
Definitely!! Toss them in
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:57 pm.
I am VERY tired of being referred to as a “guy.” I am old enough to have been very involved with the feminist movement and I spent too many years being referred to as a “man” because “it means both men and women.” HA! And now every time I turn around, I am greeted as a “guy.” If I’m in the right mood, I advise the user that I’m not a “guy,” I’ve never wanted to be a “guy,” I’m not going to become a “guy,” and I resent being addressed as a “guy.” “Guy” does NOT mean people of both genders but only people who are male!
This is also annoying because I live in the South and “ya’ll” is a great, all-purpose, gender-neutral phrase that can be used and understood by all.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 9:58 pm.
That’s one of my pet peeves, too. And I hear little kids in my house calling each other guys all the time, and only of them is.
Posted on January 3, 2013 at 10:39 pm.