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Er, erm. Speech-pause expressions.
nvingo
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Years ago it only used to be "er" and "erm" to pad out speech whilst thinking what to say next.
"But-um" (How I Met Your Mother; episode Jenkins), which Robin on her TV show keeps saying and is turned into the drinking game by viewers.
One that I hear locally now, "and that" (or "and all that").
What pointless interjections do you know, use or are annoyed by?
"But-um" (How I Met Your Mother; episode Jenkins), which Robin on her TV show keeps saying and is turned into the drinking game by viewers.
One that I hear locally now, "and that" (or "and all that").
What pointless interjections do you know, use or are annoyed by?
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He turned round and said.......
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Know what I mean?
When anyone is asked a question these days, their answer will start with 'So', even though it makes no sense.
You hear it all the time on News, current affairs shows etc...
Grr....>:(
Y'Know...... any Michael Owen interview :cool:
Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford) from Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em. *stab* Die, Frank! Die! *stab* *stab* *stab* *stab* *stab* *stab* *stab* *stab* *stab*
Morgan Freeman - in the middle of a speech, a long pause while smiling as if he knows something you don't and he's secretly sniggering at you for not knowing.
I was like,
Ehmm,
Innit,
And if your a politician with nothing to say - 'let me make this perfectly clear / let's be absolutely clear about this',
Most footballers talking is enough to drive me mad
Hesitation devices aren't generally 'pointless'. They typically serve a very useful function in spoken English. Thus the use of a filler at the start of an utterance says, 'listen up, I'm going to say something now'.
The ad on tv talking about social skills don't say err or erm angers me-actually that ad supports discrimination of people with speech impediments.
Like, you know, whatever!
I HATE IT! I HATE IT! I HATE IT! I HATE IT! I HATE IT! I HATE IT! I HATE IT!
What is your name?
SO... (So ferking what?)
Life is not like the movies, where actors deliver rehearsed and scripted lines...
"I told her to clear her desk, so to speak".
"I said eff of or I'll batter you, innit."
I am really trying to eliminate my 'errs' when public-speaking. They annoy me when I listen to the tape, and I have realized from listening to other speakers that you can leave a surprisingly long pause and sound rather charismatic rather than hesitant. A friend who does a lot of public speaking suggests a guide-time of 7 seconds. If you pause for 7 seconds, people think you are about to say something important. If you pause for 8 seconds, they think you have forgotten what you were going to say.
Actually it's quite easy to do if you put your mind to it. Instead of saying errr umm yeah, juts PAUSE, say the next sentence and if required, pause again. It make you sound very easy and clear to understand and also imparts you with authority.
Pause and think, then say.
It obviously annoys me and I obviously wish they would obviously stop it.
That's what I hate.
the 'So' thing seems to be a middle class affectation........I watch parliamentary committees a lot on TV and the senior civil servants, expert witnesses, bankers etc all seem to have got the 'So' bug.......:o