To: All speakers of English<\/p>\n
From: Mitch Berg, Self-Appointed Language Cop<\/p>\n
Re: Regarding<\/p>\n
Dear English Speakers\/Writers,<\/p>\n
It’s come to my attention that at least 90% of\u00a0 you use the word “apropos” as a synonym for “appropriate”.\u00a0 (Example: “I think it’s completely apropos for people to deputize themselves as Language Cops, with all the powers apropos to the job, including lethal force:).<\/p>\n
It is not.\u00a0 It is a contraction of the French phrase “A Propos”, meaning, roughly, “with regard to…”.\u00a0\u00a0 While it shares a linguistic root with the term “appropriate” (as well as “properly”, “property”, “appropriate”, “expropriate” and others), its usage is completely different.<\/p>\n
While I do try to be tolerant, please be advised that further incorrect use of “apropos” in speech or writing might lead to you being smacked in the face with a sock full of nickels when you least expect it.<\/p>\n
Please see to this.<\/p>\n
That is all.<\/p>\n
XOXO, MBerg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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