Enjoy! (Aargh)

[Katisha]

OK this is probably very minor in the great scheme of things but I am developing a great irritation with people who put "Enjoy!" at the end of something. Today I must have had at least three emails with that on the end.

Huh. I'll see how I feel about it first thanks.

Huh.

whispers....< I do that sometimes>

It's supposed to be an optimistic, happy and light hearted ending to replace the (IMO) more annoying and insincere Best/Kind regards.

I'll leave now

Guilty as charged

Enjoy!

Oh no, I did this with some Christmas gifts - I made fudge, cake & stuff and put 'Enjoy!' at the end of the card

A work experience boy used to say this to the (frequently elderly) customers at my old bookshop as they left with their purchase. It made my teeth itch.

Oh dear - you see to me it comes across as rather bumptious ...

"Hope you enjoy this" would be fine though! (Oh the joys of being Victor Meldrew..)It's the imperative that does it. And the exclamation mark.

Ooohhh - one of my pet hates. Enjoy was a transitive verb - as it, it has to have an object, so "enjoy this" is fine. It's started to be used in an intransitive form and I think it's vile. Blee.

Oooh yes it's annoying! Especially in restaurants. I want to say..'I'll let you know..'

I do this, like I guess 'bon appetit' is abit 'wrong' (?) but it's not wrong, if you see what I mean ...

it's a bit of a threat really - 'enjoy, or else'
I'm the same with cheers as a departing shot

'Bon appetit' makes me think of Basil Fawlty saying it and it's funny.

Habbibu thank you for giving me a proper reason to hate it!

Just respond with another random verb :

Hesitate!

Carve!

Singe!

That'll teach 'em

I agree though, it's excruciating.

Agree!

I dont see it as any more of a threat than 'Happy Christmas' - as in 'go on, have a happy Christmas' lol!

I dont have a problem with enjoy! (it has to have the exclamation mark btw...) but I dont do 'huh' lol

And I also dont do apostrophes in texts or emails, unless it is a business message

I always snigger inwardly when someone says it. It's so presumptious.

oh god yes - worthy of the reply 'fuck off' IMO - so presumptious.

I think 'Enjoy!' on a box of homemade fudge would be acceptable - since there is a very enjoyable object attached.

But on an email...bleurgh.

Yes I agree - on sweets it's okay. When you're serving a meal to somebody it's so not.

"I think 'Enjoy!' on a box of homemade fudge would be acceptable" Nah. "Enjoy the fudge" would be fine. "Enjoy!" is just vile.

Seem to recall this starting in this country at least in 'bistro' places where the staff can be a little over-familiar....."I hope you enjoy your meal." is a darn sight classier than expressing an imperative. Makes you feel like saying "Enjoy what exactly, hmm? Hmm?"

never seen it on an email. wouldn't want to.

Ah, I like 'Enjoy!' but only when sarcastic.

As in: The kids have been miserable, I'm off swimming. Enjoy!

Snigger! Genius! I'm doing this from now on.

I use it in an ironic, I-know-you're-going-to-hate-this sense. In hindsight, it's probably bloody annoying.

Singe!

"Hesitate!

Carve!

Singe!"

Are you Gordon Ramsay?

F@*K!