It amused me when I saw it, think I’ll post it in its nigh-entirety:
So here’s the deal. I’m calling on everybody in sight to help me bring back a word. It’s a conspiracy, see, and you’re all part of it
if you choose to be.
I want to bring back the word “anon.” As in, “I’ll call you anon,” or “See you anon.”
It isn’t as specific as “see you tomorrow,” when you may not, or “I’ll call you later” which is even more ill defined and inelegant…”anon”
means simply again…”I’ll see you again” or “I’ll call you in the fullness of time.”
I’ve started using it, and slowly, over the last year, I’ve noticed the people around me starting to pick up on it: friends, agents,
business folks.
I think it’s time for anon to make a comeback.
If you want to be in on the conspiracy, just start using it in your day to day speech and, when it can be done quietly, because this is a
conspiracy after all, enlisting others to do the same. But it’s best if it’s just used regularly, without making a deal out of it.
So who’s idea was this? J. Michael Straczynski, he of Babylon 5 and Changeling and The Real Ghostbusters and Captain Power. Neat, huh? Take it from one who has been using “god’s blood” as a curse since high school, antiquated verbage is fun to pull on the unwashed masses.
That is all.
