I’ve got a serious case of the Icks from the phrase, ‘warm regards.’ It positively steams, as a phrase. I am put in mind of:<\/p>\n
‘My dog deposited warm regards on Dave’s lawn,’<\/p>\n
or<\/p>\n
‘Marissa’s diaper contained many of her warm regards.’<\/p>\n
You know?<\/p>\n
I get the feeling people think just ‘regards’ is too informal so they add a l’il something extra. Warm is just the wrong word. I don’t know why. Sometimes language just pokes you in the no-no spot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’ve got a serious case of the Icks from the phrase, ‘warm regards.’ It positively steams, as a phrase. I am put in mind of: ‘My dog deposited warm regards on Dave’s lawn,’ or ‘Marissa’s diaper contained many of her … Continue reading