I heard myself use the word ‘Excellent’ 4 times in a short conversation this morning. Each time I used it, it was in the correct context but I was surprised how lazy my vocabulary had become. I then listened carefully to the rest of the conversations today and realised how many people keep repeating the same words.

Top Repetitions today

Like – Head and shoulders above any other words for the number of people using it for no apparent reason
Of Course – Meaning anything from Yes to Okay to Maybe
Like wise – I Agree, They are similar, This happened before
So – Only one person but he used it to fill any gaps in the vacuous guff he was talking
Excellent – Even after berating myself for repeating it I used it 3 MORE TIMES!

Grrr

Yes, yes,yes.

The words I lazily repeat all day would get me a big old ban under the swearing ban thingy. Not big or clever and I chastise myself but like you cannot seem to stop diong it.

I hate it when folk over-use “actually”, as if to emphasise their point.

I’ll try and think of some more. The hate levels have been a bit low today.

Excellent.

No, yes, no.

awesome

cynical – “Almost literally” irritates me a lot too, so does Elfinsafety

literally – I literally don’t do this but it annoys me when others do…

Yer know

‘Like’ + 50 gazillion. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGGGHHHH!!! 👿

Nice.

It is very easy to say “nice” all the time rather than something a bit more descriptive.

absolutely – seems to have crept in to over-usage territory especially braying posh idiots{ie my sister in law and her wet blanket of a husband}

K – “OH abso-lutely, I was just saying this to Graeme about Boden, wasn’t I Gray?”

G – “Absolutely”

Peaches Geldof was on some program the other day switching from Yank to English every sentence and saying “like” every other word.

Utterly retarded speech “technique.”

Yeah, but……actually….like……..ermmmmmmm.

Years ago someone pointed out that I used the word erm a lot in conversations, so much that she decided to call me Jon-erm because of it. Became conscious of it for a while, but I guess that’s just me, might even be called a erm, speech impediment I guess.

Indeed – I use this far too much, generally in the context of
“wasn’t such and such this and that?”
“Indeed!”
(“Yes. I can’t think of any other point to make in response, but a simple yes seems a little blunt. So, Indeed!”)

you know, like, innit and cool, buddy
I hear those so often, at times I begin to wonder if English really is that difficult.

Sure. I say this all the time instead of yes

“Almost literally” irritates me a lot too, so does Elfinsafety

😀

Innit though? You know?? Like, it’s just not cool, buddy.

I am desparately trying not to say:
“It has to be said”
“For what it’s worth”
and other banalities

‘in terms of’

Used as a vocal pause by idiots.

basically…..AAAAHHHHRRRRGGGHHHHHHHH !!!!

“to be honest”

I hate that phrase. As soon as I hear someone use it I instantly stop listening and think LIAR!

In any way, shape, or form.

Does it bug you too?

No, I can’t say it does.

“Obviously” (Grrr…if it’s so bleeding obvious why are we having to discuss it)

I hate it when folk over-use “actually”, as if to emphasise their point.

Boils my urine too al.
I say f*** too much. Well, too much to come across as professional anyway.

yes, but, at the end of the day…

sweet

I hate actual, actually, literally etc all redundant.

Pacific instead of specific bugs me too, not sure why, I should really feel sorry for such ignorance.

And that annoying Edinburgh gadgie habit (more in women for some reason) of saying ehhm every third word.

Got some angst out of my system this week with a tanty email to the BBC over their use of “the explosion in Greymouth on South Island” all the time. Felt good, and seems to have worked as they have it right now !

And I feel very old….

Come on though, at the end of the day it’s a game of two halves, and we gave 110% and we were literally in it until the end, but really we’re massively disappointed with that.

The North Americans love:
“See, here’s the thing…”
Plus Canucks love the phrase ‘It is what it is’

Boils my urine too al.
I say f*** too much. Well, too much to come across as professional anyway

+1, I realised after returning to work after 9 months off sick how profane my language had become. Wouldn’t be a problem except I caught myself effing & jeffing at a nurses station at work the other week other something ridiculous.

I seem to do it when I’m on the phone more than face to face. Really bugs me when I do it.

Years ago someone pointed out that I used the word erm a lot in conversations, so much that she decided to call me Jon-erm because of it.

I used to know a bloke called Um-Um. For similar reasons.

Where has “you know” and “you know what I mean” suddenly come from? It seems to be, you know, every other word in, you know, most people’s sentences. You know.

DrP

yada yada. i mean like really, what does it mean. its not even like words that anyone uses.
and bits and bobs. i’m not 3 and neither are you, use proper words!!

In any way, shape, or form

That one bugs me.

along with “to be fair” and I’ll not lie” and “to be perfectly honest”, “can I get…?”

“awesome”

everyone in NZ says it all the time!!

cool, yeah, cool, I’ll see you at 6. OK thats cool, see you. cool

It went pear shaped

I recently transcribed an hour’s worth of interviews, theand I swear some people said the word ‘ like’, like almost literally a million times like.

Fortunately I wasn’t featured in these interviews so I could just feel smug and superior, rather than having to transcribe my own irritating verbal tics.