[Ads-l] "Welcome in"

[Jesse Sheidlower]

There's a followup discussion, with links to more articles about the construction, in Language Log here: https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=69337

Jesse Sheidlower

On Wed, Apr 15, 2026 at 08:24:22AM -0700, Nancy Friedman wrote:
> I've noticed it, too. It's been addressed (ha) in Language Log:
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> Language Log » "Welcome in!" https://share.google/aU9phLUSUii7Xh5VV
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> On Wed, Apr 15, 2026, 8:18 AM Geoffrey Nathan <
> 00001a558db4a26e-dmarc-request at listserv.uga.edu> wrote:
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> > 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
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