# "Welcome in"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-in/958753>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 1, 2022, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-in/958753 "2022-02-01T17:13:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-in/958753/21 "2022-02-01T23:13:41Z")

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> [@Riemann](#):
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> Welcome Inn is a hotel brand based on the pun, so I don’t think it’s an uncommon expression.

I’ve never heard it used as a greeting, and I would think it sounded goofy if I ever did. “Welcome Inn” is just a friendly name for a motel, not necessarily a pun. There is also a “Welcome Inn Social Services and Community Centre”.

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**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-in/958753/22 "2022-02-01T23:24:12Z")

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Could it be a contraction of “welcome, come in!”?

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**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-in/958753/23 "2022-02-01T23:38:55Z")

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In Twin Cities, I’ve never heard it said as such. Usually, it’s “Welcome! Can we help you find something?” Or “Welcome, let us know if you’d like help with something.” Grammar is a bit of a thing with a lot of people here.

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**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-in/958753/24 "2022-02-02T03:24:54Z")

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“Welcome in!”  
“Welcome out!” (pushes toothy greeter out the sliding doors, locking them.)

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**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-in/958753/25 "2022-02-02T04:37:42Z")

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I’ve heard LGBTQ people say “Welcome out”, but that’s something else entirely.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Strangelove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.strangelove/32/6613_2.png) [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-in/958753/26 "2022-02-02T05:08:16Z")

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[Welcome to Costco. I love you.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8zNsUTWsOc)

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