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James Fallows@jfallows.bsky.social |
Being Married to a Linguist for Decades™ dept. Listen for a tic that has gotten way out of control in podcasts: - Q: "So you're saying XXX XX." - A: "Exactly." It's the "exactly" that has become the tic / cliche. Listen for it and you'll hear it constantly. You're welcome!
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Metalhead, Esq.
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How about "exact same" (a personal pet peeve)?
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Hal Espen
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As the kids say, how to say you listen to the NYT Daily podcast without saying you listen to the Daily…
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Karl Fisch
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I would argue for, "100%".
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Amy
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Absolutely. For things not that precise. The "So" intro bothers me more, have to consciously fight being infected with it.
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Paul Allopenna
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“Of course” is my current favorite ubiquitously used phrase. As in: “Have a good day.” “Of course.”
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frannypak
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Also "correct." Which I know I do all the time and still can't stop.
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Torr Leonard 🧵
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Here's one by guests on every TV news network ever: "It's a sort of...." EVERY thought / opinion is prefaced with that and it drives me nuts 😂
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@auntkathy.bsky.social
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Have media people stopped saying, "Yeah, so, I mean..." at the beginning of their sentences, or do I just not hear it anymore?
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Jennifer Van Goethem
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Precisely.
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