this is kinda silly, is it really not okay to use the word "fetch" when you're referring to a person? like i "fetched" my sister from school today. I have a friend who's super anal about the use of words and she kept on doing this even if we're just talking about random stuffs.
2007-02-14 10:15:07 · 6 answers · asked by justme 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Dogs fetch. People pick up. It's pretty demeaning to say a person fetches something.
2007-02-15 05:08:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't see anything demeaning about using the word "fetched" rather than caying "picked up." After all, "picking someone up," especially a girl, could have other connotations, just as "fetch" can have other connotations. Tell the grammar police that you have a get out of jail free card on this one.
2007-02-14 18:48:49 · answer #2 · answered by JenV 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard fetch in the south a lot. It may be a southern thing, at least in the USA
2007-02-14 19:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by thankyou "iana" 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's grammatically fine, but not very common in the US. More of a British thing, I think.
2007-02-14 18:22:21 · answer #4 · answered by rinkrat 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Uh...sounds like you are a Labrador, and your sister is a tennis ball, to me LOL
2007-02-14 18:27:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think pick up.
2007-02-14 18:41:11 · answer #6 · answered by taxi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋