A Right Proper Gentleman

Now, I almost never blog about people I work with, unless I'm being anecdotal or complimentary, but I have to make a comment about one of the little dudes in the office with me.

I'm guessing he's about a year out of college and out here in L.A. I know he's from the South and is EXTREMELY nice, but has this really, really annoying habit of using excessively proper and antiquated language and deliberate diction because I think he is terrified of sounding like some kind of Southern bumpkin.

Here are some examples:

When he had some troubles with the fax machine, he'd say, "Blast!" Or when the other P.A. in the office asked him about a girl he used to date, he responded that their last chat was, "cordial."

But I think the incident that annoyed me the most was when I overheard him talking with someone who noted with interest that even though he grew up in the South, he had no accent. And he responded, "Well, I think that might be attributed to the fact that I rarely spent time with my peers."

I'm sorry, but who talks like that? For serious.