Take the 2-minute tour ×  I was attending my college re-union
and a speaker just said that "Having an ebook reader is status
quo". Apparently, it means that it is in vogue or in fashion.  I
do not think it is the correct usage. But I am a bit confused.
Can someone clarify?  share|improve this question  2 Answers 2
up vote 6 down vote accepted  Status Quo comes from the Latin
statu quo which literally means "the state in which". Defined as
current or existing state of affairs  To maintain the status quo
is to keep the things the way they presently are.  Source:
Wikipedia.org  So we have:  "Having an ebook reader is the way
things presently are."  Given that, I'd say the speaker is
grammatically correct, but misusing status quo.  But, if it that
were correct, you would have to use the article the.  "Having an
Ebook reader is the status quo"  I can't find that usage
anywhere, either.  share|improve this answer Even then it should
be "the status quo" –  mgb May 12 '11 at 21:35 @Mike Vaughan: I
can't upvote @Mar