sharlag
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Post by sharlag on May 2, 2015 13:55:29 GMT
It used to be 'YOU KNOW', but I think 'I MEAN' is now the more frequent phrase people use. Just a peeve. Even actors who are speaking from a script do it (Jared Paladecki I love you, but cut it out!) |
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Post by crazy4scraps on May 2, 2015 14:04:05 GMT
I notice things like that the most when sports reporters are interviewing athletes after a game. It's a constant stream of "um", "er", "you know" and "I mean". I don't think it bothers me nearly as much in regular face-to-face conversation, and I'm probably guilty of doing it myself.
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akathy
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Post by akathy on May 2, 2015 14:06:04 GMT
I don't hear I Mean as much as You Know but my SIL says You Know a million times during every conversation! I hate it with a purple passion. I think it makes him sound ignorant  |
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GiantsFan
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Post by GiantsFan on May 2, 2015 14:14:56 GMT
It drives me bananas. I've noticed it recently in sports. The reporter will ask a question and the first thing the athlete says is "I mean, it was ....." I mean should come after the first sentence ONLY IF their explanation was confusing. Right?
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Post by AnotherPea on May 2, 2015 14:18:00 GMT
I work with teenagers. This is a constant occurrence. I'm pretty sure that if you are saying something, that's what you mean. If you have to qualify your comments so often with "I mean," you probably should work on your communication skills.
Another pet peeve - starting a comment with "Wait." Students cannot simply raise their hand and ask a question. They must say "Wait!" raise their hand and then ask. "Wait" starts more sentences than "I," "the" and even "but."
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sharlag
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Post by sharlag on May 2, 2015 14:18:11 GMT
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Post by Trixie Bender on May 2, 2015 14:23:43 GMT
I hear that phrase, as well as many others, on my journey through each day that I find irritating. I mean, you know, you hear what I'm saying?
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Post by Gravity on May 2, 2015 14:27:02 GMT
It seems like my DH says "you know" after every other word. t drives me nuts. Even worse is my DD who constantly says "like".
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Post by caro on May 2, 2015 14:31:01 GMT
I mean, why does this bug you? You know, it's just a phrase when you know, you don't know what to say. I mean, really, get over yourself. It's epic.
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sharlag
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Post by sharlag on May 2, 2015 14:34:00 GMT
I hear that phrase, as well as many others, on my journey through each day that I find irritating. I mean, you know, you hear what I'm saying? HELLO SMARTASS! |
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Post by valleyview on May 2, 2015 14:41:28 GMT
I mean, why does this bug you? You know, it's just a phrase when you know, you don't know what to say. I mean, really, get over yourself. It's epic. Literally! |
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Post by gloryjoy on May 2, 2015 14:47:04 GMT
Note to self, pay attention to what you are saying when you talk to people.
I mean I just might use those words myself, you know.
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Post by anxiousmom on May 2, 2015 14:50:41 GMT
I hear that phrase, as well as many others, on my journey through each day that I find irritating. I mean, you know, you hear what I'm saying? Totally and completely off topic: Trixie Bender (or the alternative Trixie Benderover) is my stripper name. (In my bookclub, we all have our alternate universe names) |
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Post by perumbula on May 2, 2015 15:03:27 GMT
You know it's bad when students try and put their filler phrases into their writing. I see "I mean," "you know," and, my personal favorite way to start a sentence in an essay, "Well." I told a girl to not start a sentence that way the other day and she was quite surprised that it wasn't ok.  |
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Post by lesley on May 2, 2015 15:10:31 GMT
I have a friend who regularly adds in both of these to every sentence, do you know what I mean? Yes, I know what you mean, I am a fairly intelligent woman and you are not talking about rocket science!
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 15:22:51 GMT
I'm guilty of all of the speaking infractions mentioned here.
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suzastampin
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Post by suzastampin on May 2, 2015 16:07:04 GMT
How about " you feel me" and "you know what I'm saying". Drives me nuts, although some times it's not a far drive.  . |
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~Susan~
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Post by ~Susan~ on May 2, 2015 16:11:27 GMT
All of this irk me and the number one culprit that my youngest DD uses is: Seriously?
UGH!!!
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paget
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Post by paget on May 2, 2015 16:20:39 GMT
Weird. I've actually never heard "I mean" as a filler. "Like" and "you know" are rampant, though.
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Post by HelenaJole on May 2, 2015 17:03:49 GMT
I know somebody who says "basically" lot. Almost every sentence.
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Post by SabrinaM on May 2, 2015 17:06:14 GMT
I'm just thinking my lucky stars a friend dropped "just sayin'" from her vocabulary!!
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Post by Bitchy Rich on May 2, 2015 17:16:39 GMT
When did "I hear you" morph into "I feel you."? I just don't think it's the same.
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Post by mirabelleswalker on May 2, 2015 18:04:41 GMT
The other night I overheard a conversation in which a young man (college age) said the word "like" in one sentence at least 12 times.
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Post by sillyrabbit on May 2, 2015 18:16:47 GMT
What are your feelings on "Just sayin'"? I mean, I know some people who use that in their speech literally all the time. Not me, you know, but others. Just sayin'.
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sharlag
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Post by sharlag on May 2, 2015 19:59:31 GMT
I like "just sayin'"! It's folksy! "Just sayin', y'all" is DOUBLY folksy.  |
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Post by Freefallfast on May 2, 2015 20:00:43 GMT
Starting the sentence with I Mean bugs me too.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 20:15:10 GMT
My pet peeve is people who don't ever shut up. You know, the constant jabberers. The ones who have to broadcast every thought, question, or whatever other minutiae that scrolls through their brain.
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Post by Deleted on May 2, 2015 20:35:27 GMT
I literally die when people say 'I mean' all the time, it drives me like totally cray cray  |
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Post by caro on May 2, 2015 22:11:37 GMT
It's cray cray when you know, people say cray cray. It's epic, you know, just sayin y'all.
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Post by femalebusiness on May 2, 2015 22:21:48 GMT
I have a good friend who ends every sentence with "and stuff". Drives me nuts. She is a smart educated woman...but then again she also says supos-a-blee.
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