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Terms

Here are two terms that speakers should refrain from using:

Obviously
You know
I mean
Uh
Um

Feel free to add some more.

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8 Responses to “Terms”

  1. Brian Says:
    January 21st, 2008 at 8:16 am

    like

  2. Scoob Says:
    January 21st, 2008 at 3:32 pm

    My addons so far.

    Whatever
    hommie
    G
    dog

    I’ll come up with more.

  3. Roger Says:
    January 22nd, 2008 at 6:40 am

    Scoob, Do public speakers actually use those terms, as opposed to just people conversing back and forth?

    I’m also thinking the word ‘thing’ is just vague enough that it should be left out as well.

  4. Scoob Says:
    January 24th, 2008 at 10:37 am

    Oh, didn’t realize we where referring strictly to public speakers, though many celebrities use such slang. Hearing such terms spoken on a daily basis makes me want to slap the hell out the people using it.

  5. Angi Says:
    January 28th, 2008 at 8:50 am

    If “I said that to say this” is a term, then that would be a great one…

  6. cousin dave Says:
    January 28th, 2008 at 9:39 am

    Chris Farley was the only speaker allowed to use those words with effect………… VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER!!!!!

  7. Eric D. Burdo Says:
    January 29th, 2008 at 7:04 pm

    See Roger… you should join Toastmasters. You could be the grammarian!

  8. Roger Says:
    January 30th, 2008 at 7:21 am

    That would be “like shooting fish in a barrel”, Eric.

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