I don't like when you pick up the phone and people say, "Hi. Who is this?""Who are you trying to reach?" is my standard, I'll-show-you reply.
Actually, this does have to do with grammar after all (don't most things?), as when I say, "WHO are you trying to reach?" it is technically supposed to be WHOM, yes?
But I know the rules, therefore I break them.
On a related topic, I hate it even more when I answer the phone, "Good afternoon, this is Sarah," and the person on the other end says, "Sarah, how you doin' today?" without identifying themselves first. It's bad manners AND bad grammar!
[cue barfing noises]
1 comment:
Yes! A pet peeve of mine, as well. It's like they're confused about who called whom and they're cocky about it for some reason.
And that is one of the rules: if you know the rules and can explain yourself, you're totally allowed to break them.
I'll add another phone peeve — the message where they say "this is so-and-so, call me at such-and-such number" and give me no information or incentive to call them back, except that they want me to for some reason.
And about your last item ... when people ask me how I'm doin', I say I'm doin' good, because they're really asking "how do you feel right now?" But when I return the question, I often get a sassy "I am doing well" in response, as if that is the proper way to answer. But that's wrong, right? Doesn't that mean that they are succeeding at doing? Well is an adverb!
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