It has been terrible and overused for so long, but no sign of abating
It’s a real problem for my podcast habit. WHY IS NO ONE ELSE TALKING ABOUT THIS  Previous Message Drove me fucking batty. Previous Message Previous Message
to focus on what they’re talking about?
I was just listening to someone and then realized I had stopped listening and was just counting their “sort of, actually, and basically”s.
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 Ever suddenly become aware of someone’s verbal tic words, and lose the ability - doubledown March 9, 2026, 8:51:22
- Guys* - WhitmansFolly March 9, 2026, 9:52:01
- "and what not" is a common midwestern one* - ATL March 9, 2026, 9:36:29
- Also "kind of." All these sorts of tics indicate to me the speaker is very insecure.* - Stu March 9, 2026, 9:33:22
- One of my pet peeves is when the word asked becomes axed* - ibdoc March 9, 2026, 9:28:10
- Like, I don't know if you, like, noticed, but like - complainant March 9, 2026, 9:20:50
- josh whitman's whistling on his s. it's all i hear* - lcubed March 9, 2026, 9:19:07
- Yes, and it happens extra when they end sentences with “right?” bc that is my hobby horse * - Jackie March 9, 2026, 9:03:17
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on March 9, 2026, 9:44:52, in reply to "I sat through 6 hours of a guy who ended 99% of all sentences with 'right?' last week. "
- IlliniSax05 March 9, 2026, 9:48:23