Could I have a wee word?
- 8 Feb 07, 01:28 PM
I’m sorry, but there is something I really need to get off my chest. I have just spent my lunch hour down town shopping, and even though I’ve been engaged in my single favourite pastime, I’ve come back to the office more than a little irritated. The reason? The endless use of the diminutive in every single store I went into. “Do you have your wee card there?”….”Would you like a wee bag?”…. “Here’s your wee receipt!”…..”That’s a lovely wee top” – and in my case that’s blatantly not the case! Once is ok, twice is a bit annoying, but every single time is insanity!!
Then, came the final straw! “Do you want your wee hanger with that love?” Love? Love? Being called love by some complete stranger, at least 20 years younger than me – actually I was just about to call her a wee girl there and then I remembered my rant. So do we all say wee? Is it something in our genetic makeup? Maybe we could have a wee chat about that one later love.
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