Sunday, August 28, 2011

BOGOsity

I don't think I can disagree with a word of this:

Particularly the recent trend of using "BOGO" for "Buy one, get one half off," which I call "bogus", is annoying in the extreme.


Oh, and as long as I have my Language Martinet hat on, it's "per se", not "per say". Really, folks, if you're trying to use fancy words to make yourself seem smarter, and you misspell them, your plan fails spectacularly.

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