Anypony have this fear?

Say you're having a normal, mundane conversation with someone. And while you're talking, without noticing, you use a word like everypony or somepony.

Anyone afraid that might happen to them? Or worse, have you introduced ponyisms into your speech by accident?

Comments

[FanOfMostEverything]

Honestly? I have had to keep a close eye on my pronouns since I started writing ponyfiction. Fortunately, I've managed to avoid any embarrassments, but I do have to occasionally remind myself in which universe the conversation is taking place.

[nonameguy0010]

lol think of how I feel when I have to teach a bunch of 8-15yr olds every day in the summer.. it's very hard to not say that kind of stuff

[Yinglung]

If you fear intensely about inadvertently doing an action all the time and try suppressing its occurrence, you will very likely end up doing it more frequently than just let it be, because your (unconscious) mental system would have to spend extra cognitive resource to hold up the 'ponyism' template and scan all things you say for potential offenders. So you should probably try to lessen your fear by rethinking the situation: even if you do utter such phrases, what harm would be done anyway? I doubt it's much.

That said, English isn't even my mother tongue. I would back off from the fandom if things get too intense anyway. Take a break or do something else, talk to people that are not into ponies to dilute its influence, write some AH, etc.

[sgamer82]

I'm very much afraid I"ll end up doing this eventually if I'm not careful. I just hope like hell it's around someone I can just say "I'm a brony" too and leave it at that.

[Nodoga]

YES , this could only happen in my english class. I only use ponified words in english and outside the internet I speak german so I could hardy say something like that because I have to change the whole language.

[bahatumay]

I've very nearly referred to a woman as a mare before in front of my roommate.

[FaelaArts]

I have it the other way around, I always say everyone when writing pony.
I don't understand, what's the difference?

[Yinglung]

1193312 'Everyone' is fine as is in my opinion. Some say ponyisms are for immersion but on the other hand, you probably don't want your stories to be read awkwardly or even like it's written in some sort of argot to first-timers.

[Brony2893]

I say Baltimare all the time

[FaelaArts]

1193341
I know I know, it just frustrates me because it's the same word.
The Curse of a writer.

[Thibi]

I've let slip "on the other hoof" and a few others more than a few times. Have cut in mid-word "anyp...one" a few times as well. Came out smoothly as anypohn.

Do I fear it though? Not really. I'm just cautious about what I'm thinking about so my mind doesn't slip it in, in lew of what was intended. One of the bothers about having one of my neurological quirks landing in the aphasia family...

[Rainbow Sparkle]

Me? Pfft, people already think I'm nuts and crazy, what's one more quirk?

I don't actively use anypony, though I've used it under my breath when talking to myself at work before. I will constantly use things like "By Celestia's BEARD!!!" or "Sweet Luna!" and such. No one seems to care, so I don't stop. Not like I would anyways

[Light Angle]

God yes. I'm actually more worried I'd say buck then the f-word. (Namely since people would expect me to use actual expletives)

[Saro0fdemonz]

I work the register at Wendys sometimes as well as the drivethrough and I've had to catch myself several times as I've almost said things that would come off as extremely awkward to everyone wearing a headset (which is literally everyone)

So yea, you aren't the only one.

[Saro0fdemonz]

1193975 You...are awesome

[Rainbow Sparkle]

1194198
Hey, if I could, I'd come into work wearing my DJ-Pon 3 hoody every day. Which it being from lemonbrat, would make me stick out like a giant-ass mushroom in a forest of candlesticks.

And before you ask, yes I'm off my rocker. Might not have ever had one actually

[Saro0fdemonz]

1194883 I came to work wearing my Rainbow dash Brony Hat and Derpy necklace once (it was my off day for the record)

[Blagdaross]

I have called the soup of the day "Manehattan clam chowder." Customer didn't notice, thank Celestia.

[Dream Volt]

Not afraid no. I figure it's inevitable, and eventually I will mess up. I will probably laugh like mad when I do.