On Am I right¿
Why do I find the rhetorical phrase “Am I right” so… I don’t know, uninspired?
In the context of my comment on Minnesota in that blog, I get that a focus on am I right was frivolous. My apology is sincere.
Using serious and traumatic events, as in the ICE invasion into an American city, to bash a linguistic tic is a tactical error. It’s the kind of mashup that doesn’t serve us.
Here, I am going to shower all my attention on this dumb and self-congratulatory expression. In any other context, Am I right deserves a pass. Comics use it to keep their audience engaged. Am I guilty of that as well?
All The Best 