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Some people routinely speak this way, with the voice ending on a higher note suggesting a question instead of a statement? As if they're unsure of what they just said and are waiting for confirmation?
You know? My niece, she's 30? Well, when she was a teenager? She used to talk that way? And it drove me crazy? And then one day? I told her to stop?
You know? My niece, she's 30? Well, when she was a teenager? She used to talk that way? And it drove me crazy? And then one day? I told her to stop?
And then there are those who make a statement, adding the word right with a question mark. Does silence by the listener mean agreement or must one say no, that's not right?
And then there are those who make a statement, adding the word right with a question mark. Does silence by the listener mean agreement or must one say no, that's not right?
...and then we have the folks who react to what someone is saying by uttering "right" during the other person's talk!
I once had a neighbor who would begin saying "right" immediately after somebody began talking.
No, I don't mean that she would say "right" after each of my thoughts or sentences.
She would actually start saying "right" after I had said only one or two words, and had not yet made any particular point.
Nilka would interject her "right" comment approximately two or three times in the middle of each of my sentences. I suppose that this was intended to show that she was listening, but--in reality--I think that she couldn't have been listening very closely because of her constant interjections.
...and then we have the folks who react to what someone is saying by uttering "right" during the other person's talk!
I once had a neighbor who would begin saying "right" immediately after somebody began talking.
No, I don't mean that she would say "right" after each of my thoughts or sentences.
She would actually start saying "right" after I had said only one or two words, and had not yet made any particular point.
Nilka would interject her "right" comment approximately two or three times in the middle of each of my sentences. I suppose that this was intended to show that she was listening, but--in reality--I think that she couldn't have been listening very closely because of her constant interjections.
Right?
When I was in college, one of my professors stopped what he was saying to ask me if my nods meant I already knew what he was talking about or what? My response: no, I didn't know and probably only meant I was listening and absorbing what he was saying. I was always glad he asked me, since apparently it was a habit, which I immediately dropped. Later, one of my friends had the same habit and I mentioned my experience to her, but don't know if she was interested.
Yeah, that's the problem with going to dinner over to the Damocles'. The man is always on the verge of splitting hairs. & for God's sake, don't get him started on his Ginsu knife collection ...
My boss sent out this ranting email the other night, misspelling "separate" twice, using "sight" for "site", and, as she always does, making me want to scream, put a space in front of every comma. The woman makes nearly $200K a year.
It's one thing when she sends this stuff to her staff, but there were some very intelligent, high-level people copied on that email. I wonder what they thought.
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