Here are my top ten most irritating filler phrases: “At the end of the day” – What does that even mean? Does it mean later? Just leave it out! “To be honest” – Why, are you normally not honest with me? What a crazy thing to say! “If you know what I mean” – If I don’t know what you mean I would probably tell you. I don’t need a prompt. “You know” – Is this a question or a statement? “Having said that” – Yes, you have just said that. I was here, you have been speaking to me and I don’t need you to tell me that you have just said something to me! “Like” – This is especially annoying if it is inserted a number of times into every single sentence. Why, oh, why? “Literally” – Should mean ‘figuratively’ or exactly as you say. It makes so sense to ‘literally explode’ or to ‘literally die’. “I am just saying’” – Yes, I have heard it. Should this make me feel better about the fact that you have just offended me or said something that didn’t make sense? “Seriously” – Are you saying that you are telling me the truth or are you using it as a replacement for ‘yeah’ – I am, like, seriously confused! I mean – Some people litter this phrase into every single sentence they say. It must be one of the most meaningless phrases of all.
Posted on: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 13:40:38 +0000
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