[Porsche-O-Phile]

Sorry, this is a bit of a rant/nitpicking session, but bear with me:

On a flight yesterday to Vegas (another day trip for work) I noticed that flight attendants have a hugely annoying habit of interjecting the word "do" into sentences all the time. I've observed this elsewhere with professional salespeople, customer service representatives, etc. and it's always kind of bugged me.

What is the point? What the hell is this supposed to accomplish? It comes off as sassy, a bit arrogant, smarmy and ultimately contributes to the breakdown of our language.

Here are some examples:

1. Instead of saying, "we do hope you've enjoyed your flight with us. . ."

Why not just say, "we hope you've enjoyed your flight with us. . . "?

2. Instead of saying, "we do need you to remain in your seats with your seatbelts securely fastened. . ."

Say, "we need you to remain in your seats with your seatbelts securely fastened. . .".


3. Instead of saying "we do need everyone's attention up here for just a moment. . ."

Why not say simply, "we need everyone's attention for just a moment. . ."?

4. Instead of telling a customer, "I do show you conducted a transfer of $1,000 on March 28. . ."

Just say, "according to my records, I show you conducted a transfer of $1,000 on March 28. . .", or whatever.


What the heck is with this "do" being interjected everywhere? It's an extra word. It's not necessary. It's. . . well. . . "do-do", IMO. It sounds smarmy and subtly condescending. All of the above examples have at least one "do" too many.

This bother anyone else?