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I'm VERY surprised not to see anybody posting about those people who fill their sentences with um, uh, and similar speech-zeroes. (I "coined" that JUST NOW as I write this...) I think that's the most common of all speech things that people can find "irritating" when somebody speaks.
In contrast, I don't use those speech-zeroes, which actually results in my speaking sounding rather staggered, which can actually be more off-putting. On the rare occasions I do use "uh" or "um" I actually put deliberate emphasis on that "zero" - enough so that the other person knows I'm NOT FINISHED yet, lol. I'm actually more likely to use those "zeroes" in my writing (and, then, actually as a tool of emphasis) than in my actual speech.
Outside of the common mistake of people using double negatives to mean a negative, I have trouble thinking of other examples, though I KNOW and remember hearing at least a couple others.
Then there's the classic Elvis Presley song "One Night" from 1958, which uses a triple negative: "...I ain't never, did no wrong..."
People who know me personally (including a few in here, such as Sausy and HardUp1) KNOW that I tend to do my best to try to be utterly precise when I'm talking or writing about something.
In contrast, I don't use those speech-zeroes, which actually results in my speaking sounding rather staggered, which can actually be more off-putting. On the rare occasions I do use "uh" or "um" I actually put deliberate emphasis on that "zero" - enough so that the other person knows I'm NOT FINISHED yet, lol. I'm actually more likely to use those "zeroes" in my writing (and, then, actually as a tool of emphasis) than in my actual speech.
Of course, when they use that stupid word, it DOES mean the same thing as "regardless" even though its (somewhat rarer) prefix should say otherwise. So, if irregardless = regardless, does inflammable = flammable?
Outside of the common mistake of people using double negatives to mean a negative, I have trouble thinking of other examples, though I KNOW and remember hearing at least a couple others.
Then there's the classic Elvis Presley song "One Night" from 1958, which uses a triple negative: "...I ain't never, did no wrong..."
I DO use that phrase, but I'M CAREFUL with it...if I use the phrase, it really and truly IS a winning scenario for everybody involved.
People who know me personally (including a few in here, such as Sausy and HardUp1) KNOW that I tend to do my best to try to be utterly precise when I'm talking or writing about something.
This is, of course, a small caucus within the Federal Department of U. S. Redundancy Department.
YOU BEAT ME TO IT BY A FEW POSTS, seven2go! The guy died about fifteen years ago (complications from morbid obesity and diabetes), but I knew somebody from Texas who used that phrase CONSTANTLY. Actually, a slightly modified version of it "Do you hear what I'm sayin?" which is even worse. He was using it constantly. I MEAN, SOMETIMES EVEN TWICE IN THE SAME SENTENCE!! God, that drove me up the wall...entirely and ALMOST LITERALLY."Know what I'm sayin'?"....................
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That said, there ARE probably a few words I use too often. I can see "actually" in the above post, actually, LOL!!!!
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I also knew somebody who did that, though not to the horrible extent as my friend who was always doing the "Do you hear what I'm sayin?" thing.
This other person also died. Hmmm...a pattern? (Hmmm...can be another of those speech-zeroes.) Nah.
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peeonme
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I hear ya...
Having not spoken a syllable about an asked question the answer begins with "I mean"........ 
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I find filler words to be quite useful in giving me an extra moment to compose my thoughts or to help create a particular rhythm. I have little hesitation in beginning a sentence with "so" or "well", or "allora" in Italian, which has both of those meanings along with many others.
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I am sure that most of us use filler words, it is good to not be repetitive with them. I try to alternate and use synonyms.
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Anyone adding -ability OR -ality to words Functionality GOD HOW I LOATHE THAT WORD!!!!!!
My dad has been adding -So to speak and -If you will to things he's been talking about lately. He also CONSTANTLY uses me said and he mentioned to things he heard from people during the day EVERYTIME something new is added.
My dad has been adding -So to speak and -If you will to things he's been talking about lately. He also CONSTANTLY uses me said and he mentioned to things he heard from people during the day EVERYTIME something new is added.