Guys*

Posted by WhitmansFolly on March 9, 2026, 9:52:01, in reply to "Ever suddenly become aware of someone’s verbal tic words, and lose the ability "

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.

"and what not" is a common midwestern one*

Posted by ATL on March 9, 2026, 9:36:29, in reply to "Ever suddenly become aware of someone’s verbal tic words, and lose the ability "

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. “We are old and tired and just want to be taken care of.” - Republican voter, Dec. 2024.

Also "kind of." All these sorts of tics indicate to me the speaker is very insecure.*

Posted by Stu on March 9, 2026, 9:33:22, in reply to "Ever suddenly become aware of someone’s verbal tic words, and lose the ability "

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.

One of my pet peeves is when the word asked becomes axed*

Posted by ibdoc on March 9, 2026, 9:28:10, in reply to "Ever suddenly become aware of someone’s verbal tic words, and lose the ability "

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.

Like, I don't know if you, like, noticed, but like

Posted by complainant on March 9, 2026, 9:20:50, in reply to "Ever suddenly become aware of someone’s verbal tic words, and lose the ability "

josh whitman's whistling on his s. it's all i hear*

Posted by lcubed on March 9, 2026, 9:19:07, in reply to "Ever suddenly become aware of someone’s verbal tic words, and lose the ability "

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.

Yes, and it happens extra when they end sentences with “right?” bc that is my hobby horse *

Posted by Jackie on March 9, 2026, 9:03:17, in reply to "Ever suddenly become aware of someone’s verbal tic words, and lose the ability "

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.