There is a certain phrase that makes me wince. I hear it in testimony meetings at church, in conversations as I walk across Brigham Square, and in my own living room. I have even heard the phrase come out of my own mouth. And I wince every time.
What is the phrase, you ask?
"Here at BYU"
"...especially here at BYU"
"you see [x] all the time here at BYU"
"we never worry about [x] here at BYU"
I don't know, the phrase "here at BYU" seems to assume so much about our community. It expects us to conform to a general, well-known trend even if we don't identify with it.
Sorry to bring it up; now that it's been pointed out, you will hear it everywhere--especially here at BYU.
"you see [x] all the time here at BYU"
"we never worry about [x] here at BYU"
I don't know, the phrase "here at BYU" seems to assume so much about our community. It expects us to conform to a general, well-known trend even if we don't identify with it.
Sorry to bring it up; now that it's been pointed out, you will hear it everywhere--especially here at BYU.
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And for Utahns not located at BYU, we have "Over to the BYU."
ReplyDeleteI don't think I've heard that one before ha ha.
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