The casual use of “I’m officially whatever, whatever”. I’ve only noticed its insurgence in the past couple of months or so and as time passes by, I want to scream: WHO DEEMED IT OFFICIAL?! OFFICIAL IN REGARDS TO WHAT EXACTLY?! Which government body, institution or organization legitimized your sudden realization?
The first few times I noticed it, I thought it was a quirk for the people in question but now not a day passes by that it doesn’t show up either in my Facebook, Twitter feed, emails, etc.
Because I am a cranky, old, language nazi, I AM OFFICIALLY ANNOYED BY THIS OVERUSE OF OFFICIALLY.
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