[Ads-l] "Welcome in"

[Geoffrey Nathan]

I don't recall anyone commenting on this before, but I find it a little strange to be told "Welcome in!" when I enter a store. But I hear it relatively often these days.

Geoff


Geoffrey S. Nathan
WSU Information Privacy Officer (Retired)
Emeritus Professor, Linguistics Program
http://blogs.wayne.edu/proftech/

geoffnathan at wayne.edu

Nobody at Wayne State will EVER ask you for your password. Never send it to anyone in an email, no matter how authentic the email looks.

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