Dumb things to say: Young At Heart
“Young at heart” qualifies as a dumb thing to say just by being overly cutesy. People who organise craft fairs or wear sweatshirts with kittens on them use this phrase a lot. But beyond being gratuitously cutesy, it’s also grossly misleading. When you say young at heart, you mean OLD. Why are you using three words (one of them being “young”) when three letters O-L-D will do? If you ever find yourself tempted to use “young at heart,” ask yourself if OLD is not only shorter, but also more accurate. Better yet, since your all-encompassing language adds little to your sentence, consider omitting references to age altogether.
For example:
Craft fairs are fun for both the young and the young at heart.
Is better said:
Craft fairs are fun for young and old.
Or better yet:
Craft fairs are fucking retarded.
For example:
Craft fairs are fun for both the young and the young at heart.
Is better said:
Craft fairs are fun for young and old.
Or better yet:
Craft fairs are fucking retarded.
1 Comments:
Further to "young at heart", I would like to add "You's" to the list. That has got to be the barometer for how much of a hick you really are. If no one has ever heard of it, people tend to use "you's" as a plural of "you". Thus, in a sentence they (being the hick) would say, "Hey, you's guys, how's it goin' man?"
A quick message for the country folk out there, the next time you have the urge to use "you's", pull another tooth out of your mouth. You'll only have three tries at making the mistake....
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