Every now and again there’s a verbal fad that really grates on my nerves (see butthurt).

Everything “AF”? I love that enthusiasm. All the feels for “low-key ____”? Sure. It’s fun.

But lately, everyone is saying and posting, “Love me some [fill in the blank].” And it drives me nuts.

It adds SO many unnecessary words, when you could just be saying, “I love puppies.” Or marshmallows. Or whatever strikes your fancy.

It co-opts a dialect from the South and Appalachian, where most of the people I see using it just.aren’t.from. Which, just sounds odd when it’s not a person’s typical way of speaking.

I didn’t want to blame Toni Braxton, and her 1997 hit I Love Me Some Him because, let’s be honest, anyone listening to Toni should be playing Unbreak My Heart or Let It Flow.

And then.

I found this article, that credits Toni as the original snowclone creator. The Waiting to Exhale Soundtrack will never be the same for me again.

What do you think? Do you say, “Love me some ……”?

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