My biggest pet peeve is not people who smack their lips, chew gum loudly, burp or make other sounds loudly and in public. It is one singular thing: "Yep" in response to me saying "Thank You." I don't know if this is something associated with the Midwest or just something I never noticed. Perhaps it's the newest development in the vernacular.
The thing about it that makes me the most incensed is that saying "Yep" in response to "Thank You" to me implies that Yes, I should in fact thank you for whatever you've done as in "Yes, you should have said Thank you. What I did demands that you thank me." I realize "yep" is a one syllable word, easy to get out. Most children around 12 months of age are able to say "yeah," yep" or some conjugation of the sound. However, a common response to "thank you" should contain at more than a simple of acknowledgment that someone has spoken. I will provide the following possible responses:
You're welcome (truly the most popular in my book)
No problem
My pleasure
Any time
While I realize these are all 3 syllables they at least convey an appropriate response. So thanks for reading...don't you dare say "yep"! ;)
