Tuesday, January 9, 2018

A linguistic irritant XXVIII

By chance, in the last two days, I've read and seen three references to ice cream and pizza places as parlors.  I know, once upon a time, "parlor" was a more common term.  Whenever I see it today, though, I grind my teeth and think, "Don't call it an ice cream parlor!  Don't call it a pizza parlor!  That's stodgy and archaic.  The word, 'place,' is sufficient."