Remember when the Valley-girl "like" infected millions of people's speech patterns? There's another word on the horizon, and I have to finally speak out.
Excellent news observation. I guessed the word rather quickly as I have noticed this trend too. When someone ends a sentence with “right?”, does this mean I am in agreement or just following along? It is a commitment!
lol... yes, yes it is. And FTR, saying "am I right" would BE AN IMPROVEMENT! It's just the casual, almost unconscious addition of "right" at the end of sentences that kills me.
Yes, yes, YES!!! And THANK YOU! My goodness, I have two stepdaughters where one has gotten into the habit of saying "like" all the freakin' time, while the other one says BOTH "like" and "right"... Lord, have mercy on me, I am still trying to find the best way of addressing this as gently as possible and asap. They're at the age where they might get somehow offended if I correct them, so I need to find a subtle and nice way to deal with it before I totally loose it. I find myself getting so distracted counting the number of times they are saying these words to the point that I totally miss out on what they are trying to tell me. Good advices will be very much appreciated!
Excellent news observation. I guessed the word rather quickly as I have noticed this trend too. When someone ends a sentence with “right?”, does this mean I am in agreement or just following along? It is a commitment!
Yes, exactly. Stop assuming I'm agreeing with you and/or know what you're talking about! Lol! Thanks for commiserating with me.
Dude... it's like pervasive, am I right?
lol... yes, yes it is. And FTR, saying "am I right" would BE AN IMPROVEMENT! It's just the casual, almost unconscious addition of "right" at the end of sentences that kills me.
From one lonely to another, I was getting a little impatient and annoyed with how long you took to give us the word, but all is well.
And I enjoyed your piece. So I couldn't be annoyed for too terribly long.
Have a great day.
hahah! I know, I apologize for draaaaagging it along... I write a lot of serious stuff, it's fun every once in awhile to have fun :)
I know, right?! 😉
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Yes, yes, YES!!! And THANK YOU! My goodness, I have two stepdaughters where one has gotten into the habit of saying "like" all the freakin' time, while the other one says BOTH "like" and "right"... Lord, have mercy on me, I am still trying to find the best way of addressing this as gently as possible and asap. They're at the age where they might get somehow offended if I correct them, so I need to find a subtle and nice way to deal with it before I totally loose it. I find myself getting so distracted counting the number of times they are saying these words to the point that I totally miss out on what they are trying to tell me. Good advices will be very much appreciated!
From a Norwegian with American step children
You will love this: https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-unbearable-rightness-of-professor-speak/