Pet peeve of the day-that extra syllable — Page 3

" but most people do not mean "I am healthy" when they say "I am well."

I thought they did. Seriously, I thought that asking the question "how are you?" was indeed inquiring on the well being (including health) of the other person.

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This one bothers me the most: LIBERRY for library

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Yenta, ME TOO!

I used to work for a major reference publisher, and the California rep would call libraries, and ask to talk to the "liberrian". Or say she needed to call San Diego Public Liberry.

I asked her once if she liked cream with her liberries....she was not amused

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Updated On: 4/28/09 at 08:11 PM

Here in Philadelphia, people says "youse guys".

Horrifying.

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A relative of mine would say things like "that person is minerally ill" when she meant "that person is mentally ill."
She would also tell people what a tragedy she thought it was that Al and I had "artistic" children when she meant "autistic."

I had another relative, an aunt, who used to go on and on about the trouble she had with her "science" when she meant "sinus." People thought she had gone back to school.

I subscribed to Grammar Girl's free podcast recently on iTunes and love it. She makes it all accessible, understandable, and fun. I'm sure glad I can reply "I'm good" when people ask me how I am, since that just feels more natural to me. I hate it when someone asks me that question, I respond with "I'm good," and then when I in turn ask how they are, they say "I'm well" in a snooty tone that's clearly correcting my response.

I'm good, damn it. Deal with it.

Updated On: 4/30/09 at 08:51 PM

Jbarafan, I kind of like "minerally ill".

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you could be in Edinburgh where they say "em" all the time instead of "uh"
It's much more crazy.

But if I get to be in Edinburgh, it's totally worth it. I love that city.

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