tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post157201013381491236..comments2024-02-19T07:51:46.118-05:00Comments on Throw Grammar from the Train: Hey there ... Janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03173219179480606941noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-90197248991087522722014-12-30T13:09:22.689-05:002014-12-30T13:09:22.689-05:00I remember telling a professor in 1994 that "...I remember telling a professor in 1994 that "hey" is our standard greeting; I remember being surprised that she was surprised. There was a scene in the movie Pleasantville (1998) where a girl from the 1990s greeted a girl from the 1950s with "hey!" and it was perceived as a huge anachronism. jp 吉平https://www.blogger.com/profile/15198270192000552582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-87453890359496816582014-11-05T17:40:16.909-05:002014-11-05T17:40:16.909-05:00This locution first came to my attention in the &q...This locution first came to my attention in the "Allie McBeal" show way back when. I thought it sounded pretty affected. Of course now I use it constantly.Sean Bentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02777191262417995366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-82151107331869958402014-08-06T08:58:08.905-04:002014-08-06T08:58:08.905-04:00Please change the background color to white. I lik...Please change the background color to white. I like the mellow fonts, colors used in boston.com. ThanksChanaka Palliyaguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887951781861113397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8811866763970314328.post-1888466494646702852014-08-04T23:36:40.521-04:002014-08-04T23:36:40.521-04:00I think it's a result of spreading Southern/AA...I think it's a result of spreading Southern/AAVE speech habits, but I have no evidence for this except my own <i>Sprachgefühl</i>.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.com