Osu!

NOW, SUPPOSE someone, particularly someone for whom English is not a native language, hears me say, “Ehh, howzit?” to a friend and decides it is the way a reasonably well-educated, upper-middle-class person greets others. After all, they heard me say it, and I make my living using words. Therefore, it must be correct.

So they see their minister at the grocery store, meet their girlfriend’s grandmother for the first time or are introduced to the boss of a company where they’ve applied for a job. “Ehh, howzit?” may not be the best way to say