"Filler" Words... ARGH!!!

Sair33 · 22-01-2004, 06:31 PM

Is it just me....? ...or do people who use "filler" words all the time really wind you up?!

I was in a meeting today for 2 1/2 HOURS, and I swear, it could have been HALF the time if people hadn't continued using stupid "filler" words.
One person in particular kept on saying "obviously" EVERY OTHER WORD! Other words such as "you know", "basically"...etc. Oh it was just getting silly.

I obviously got bored, you know... and you know, basically, started to keep, basically, a log of, you know, how many times basically, they obviously said it and basically, I ran out of well, obviously, paper, you know?

Honestly, it was obvioulsy awful, you know?

Tumble · 22-01-2004, 08:56 PM

'Fraid I'm guilty

I can't help it..... I say "right" far far too often when I'm trying to demonstrate a new piece of kit... It's terrible and I feel like such an idiot whenever one fires out

Russ · 22-01-2004, 09:21 PM

i teach idiots, so i have to say "ok, does every1 get that" and "righ, basicly, its done this way"

Tumble · 22-01-2004, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Russ

i teach idiots, so i have to say "ok, does every1 get that" and "righ, basicly, its done this way"

hey mate thanks - you've just made me feel better

I've realised that I too, teach muppets how to use things, and therefore have to say the annoying things....

But unfortunately it bleeds over into real life too much..

Russ · 22-01-2004, 09:41 PM

ye, tell me about it. i physically abuse myself when i say "to be honest" and "as you know" out of the class room

Knoxville · 22-01-2004, 11:04 PM

to be honest and at the end of the day are 2 of the worst for me, cringe whenever i say em :/

Class-- · 22-01-2004, 11:12 PM

Eh? whit are you lot on aboot? cos basically at the end of the day its the way we are,right? so anyway just keep it up and to be honest all will be fine you know? Aye cool.

Class

Punky · 22-01-2004, 11:21 PM

i'm guilty of talkin like a twat and sayin "like", "ya get me", "ya know what i'm saying" and "enit" (the brummie version on "innit") throughout my conversations. ah well.

Theo · 22-01-2004, 11:22 PM

It might not count as a filler, but I've been picked up on saying "You'd think so, wouldn't you?" more often that can be healthy..

5lab · 23-01-2004, 12:14 AM

man, like, i mean, dude!

[GSV]Trig · 23-01-2004, 12:38 AM

I use f**k as a filler word, I swear way too much....

Knoxville · 23-01-2004, 12:43 AM

Originally Posted by [GSV]Trig

I use f**k as a filler word, I swear way too much....

Don't we all

Class-- · 23-01-2004, 01:16 AM

I think it was you at the LAN that told me i swear tooooo much trig.
Seems to be only when im trying to tell a story

Class

**XTR** · 23-01-2004, 01:34 AM

One of my lecturers at uni used to use "you know" all the time... I started to keep track on how many times he said it during a 1 hour lecturer.. 70 odd times if i remember correctly. That's more than once a minute!!!! He was bloody annoying... each week it was the same too.

Class-- · 23-01-2004, 01:45 AM

did you tell him?

Class

schrickvr6 · 23-01-2004, 07:50 AM

it drives me nutty when people say you know after every sentence.you know?

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