Everyone loves Friday! Friday is the only day among the week
that promises freedom from bosses and clients/customers, much needed rest, and
some time to make up for lost time with friends and family. We welcome Friday
with this popular abbreviation: TGIF! Where did this come from? What does it
mean?
Origin of “Thank God It’s Friday”
History cannot agree on the exact time that TGIF began to be
used. However, according to the Encyclopedia of Slang, the expression “Thank
God It’s Friday” appeared in print in 1941. Over time, people used the
expression to show their joy at the approach of the weekend. People say “TGIF”
or “Thank God It’s Friday” or “Thank goodness it’s Friday”.
Is It “Thank God It’s Friday” or “Thank God Is Friday”?
People on social media platforms celebrate the advent of the
weekend with pictures and texts that express their joy of break from the hard
week and the opportunity to relax before the onslaught of another work week.
Unfortunately, some of these people express their joy by writing “Thank God Is
Friday”, which raises the grammatical question: where is the subject here? Is
there a God called ‘Thank’? Or, is ‘Thank God’ called ‘Friday’?
The correct expression is either “Thank God It Is Friday” (also written as “Thank God It’s Friday) or “Thank Goodness It’s Friday”, both abbreviated as TGIF. “Thank God Is Friday” is grammatical suicide.
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