Warning: Once you hear it, you’re going to hear it everywhere. There’s no going back. Ready? Okay. Here goes: “Welcome in!” Those two words are rapidly becoming the preferred greeting by staff at ...
While I’ve never been greeted with “Welcome in,” I read with amusement your piece on its possible origins and widespread dislike (“The Two-Word Greeting Driving Shoppers Nuts,” Page One, June 2). Our ...
Last year, I started to notice a particular phrase cheerfully uttered in my direction when I entered a store, hotel, restaurant, yoga studio — even the venerable halls of the JFK Delta SkyClub: ...