mepersonally
This is a rant I've stored up in my heart long enough that it finally had to come out.
What - is - the - deal... with everyone saying "mepersonally?"
We both know you're not a robot, or a gorilla. It's redundant and it just sounds dumb. So I'll confess, if you say it, I'm probably judging you for it.
What - is - the - deal... with everyone saying "mepersonally?"
We both know you're not a robot, or a gorilla. It's redundant and it just sounds dumb. So I'll confess, if you say it, I'm probably judging you for it.
posted by Charlie at 10:03 PM
6 Comments:
My "don't you know better than to say this?" pet peeve is "irregardless." Come on, people; it's not even a word!
Well, for mepersonally (in case you were wondering if I was speaking impersonally dissociated from my being ... or whether I was channeling the voice of Machiavelli or someone), I'm glad to see that you, too, are willing to say that SOME ways of speaking, albeit popular, are just plain wrong. You are permitted to remember this the next time I spew grammatical corrections.
:)
I like the blatant disregard for the meaning of the word "literally."
I recently heard someone say, "I got so mad I literally exploded."
If only they had. Literally.
For mepersonally I find the issue of misused apostrophes more problematic, hence, more epidemic than an attempt to add a new word to the dictionary.
Mepersonally, addressing a UPS package to an auto repair business named "Import's Only" personalizes cars such as your civic!
Me-im-personally, a civic is not quite so personal when it is addressed by the name, "Imports Only!" (drive by 1014 Southwest Boulevard and you will see what I am talking about.)
I think that postmodern impulse to only make statements that are true "for me" instead of making a statement that would be true for me... and also for you, is what we're seeing here. Saying "Well, for mepersonally..." adds TWO layers of "I'm only saying this applies to me."
So I "get" it... but it still sounds dumb.
i've always loved the oh-so-ironic use of the word 'ironical' and the mysterious origin of the phrase 'whole nother', as in, 'that's a whole nother blog post.'
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