I have already blogged about the “so” war. The so war is the ubiquitous use of the word so to add emphasis where none should actually be needed, as in, I love you so much.
I also have on my list to blog about the “we” war. The “we” war is waged at home when your wife says, “Honey, we need someone to take out the trash.” The “we” in that sentence means of course “you.”
But today, I am blogging about the proverbial “They” war. They infuriate me. They irritate me. They are everywhere. They are quoted several hundred times each day. “They” are quoted with an authoritative tone that infers accuracy and intelligence that is seldom found in a tenured professor’s journal at Harvard. They are seldom rebutted because they make unrebuttable statements.
They say everyone uses it. They say aspirin prevents heartaches. They say -- Listen carefully to your next conversation and you will no doubt hear they speak. You may never question the person that quotes they. It is not practical protocol and will only lead to an argument because it is an unwritten rule that you do not challenge an assertion made by they.
They say this summer will be the hottest summer on record. “Who says that?” I politely ask. “I do not know, but they say it,” is the terse response. It is because of this type of frustrating situation that I am declaring war on “They.” Each time I hear a person make an unsubstantiated they assertion, I am going to pin the asserter down. Who are they? Where did you read what they say? Where do they live?
They only know.
Follow me into the unknown. If you are thinking about doing it, but have not done it, then do it. It will set you free.
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