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Louder and louder and louder with a baseball bat repeatedly striking your head, she'd go on and on and on: "Am I right? Am I right? Am I right?"
I remember seeing an episode of Andy Griffith, when his deputy at the time [not Barnie], kept saying that phrase after practically every sentence. Poor Andy, he'd have a hard time getting in a word edgewise.
It was comical. Maybe you can locate that dvd and play that particular episode when your wife is around ... or, maybe not?
"Burns explained the "huh?" bit somewhat differently: "And I started saying, 'Huh,' whatever he answered, as soon as I sat down, because I couldn't think of what to say next. Repeating myself. Very Boston Irish. 'You know what I mean?' 'Yeah'. 'Huh?' 'Yeah.' 'Huh?' 'Yeah.' 'Huh?' 'I know what you mean.'"
There are two very old English family names that drive me crazy, because they aren't pronounced anything like they're spelled...
Cholmondeley (pronounced "Chumley")
Featherstonehugh (pronounced "Fanshaw")
Although it would look hugely impressive when signed on, say, a loan application, I'm pretty sure that I would never change my name to Cholmondeley Featherstonehugh.
There are two very old English family names that drive me crazy, because they aren't pronounced anything like they're spelled...
Cholmondeley (pronounced "Chumley")
Featherstonehugh (pronounced "Fanshaw")
Although it would look hugely impressive when signed on, say, a loan application, I'm pretty sure that I would never change my name to Cholmondeley Featherstonehugh.
Cool! I had seen Cholmondeley written for years before I knew how it is pronounced. It's a boy's name in A Little Princess (one she imagines a neighbor would have).
I've never encountered Featherstonehugh, but now I can keep an ear out for it.
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Originally Posted by sarahkate_m
Ok, here's one for real. "Sphincter" wasn't serious.
"Whatever," used as a throwaway, general response.
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