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Apologies for this but who else is there to bounce it off? I've recently
noticed among certain friends and family that they frequently reply with the
word "exactly" on those (rare) occasions when they agree with what I am
saying. It is becoming as annoying as the "rising intonation" at the end of
sentences which was seems to have had its heyday. Is anyone else noticing
this or is it a local thing?

Dave


It's a fad. It will pass and something equally annoying will replace
it. My favourite peeve is the mockney or estuary accent which seems
to have originated amongst Radio DJs.

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On Dec 5, 12:37 pm, Scott W wrote:
On 5 Dec, 12:28, "Dave Cornwell"

wrote:
Apologies for this but who else is there to bounce it off? I've recently
noticed among certain friends and family that they frequently reply with the
word "exactly" on those (rare) occasions when they agree with what I am
saying. It is becoming as annoying as the "rising intonation" at the end of
sentences which was seems to have had its heyday. Is anyone else noticing
this or is it a local thing?


Dave


It is as annoying as the presenters on the BBC who say "ahead of"
instead of "before". Annoying Americanisms that have been creeping
into our language for decades


"Exactly" is not, er, exactly, new, though maybe it's
suddenly been re-activated. "Ahead of" is now swamping the airwaves,
I agree, which reminds me I must set the video ahead of going out and
scrape the frost off the windscreen ahead of driving so I can see, er,
ahead. The "rising intonation", aka "upspeak" or the "interrogative
moronic" does indeed seem to be less prevalent, and no bad thing
because it is really, really, like, annoying? It will probably die
out, going forward. Very much so, Des. ((c) M Lawrenson. )

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Dave Cornwell wrote:
Apologies for this but who else is there to bounce it off? I've
recently noticed among certain friends and family that they
frequently reply with the word "exactly" on those (rare) occasions
when they agree with what I am saying. It is becoming as annoying as
the "rising intonation" at the end of sentences which was seems to
have had its heyday. Is anyone else noticing this or is it a local
thing?


How about 'massively' in the context 'that's not massively right' etc... - I
hear that a lot these days and hate it!


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On 5 Dec, 17:14, " cupra" wrote:
Dave Cornwell wrote:
Apologies for this but who else is there to bounce it off? I've
recently noticed among certain friends and family that they
frequently reply with the word "exactly" on those (rare) occasions
when they agree with what I am saying. It is becoming as annoying as
the "rising intonation" at the end of sentences which was seems to
have had its heyday. Is anyone else noticing this or is it a local
thing?


How about 'massively' in the context 'that's not massively right' etc... - I
hear that a lot these days and hate it!


"Fantastic" is fantastically over used by television reporters, and
visually, the repeated opening and clasping of hands whilst doing
their 'piece'. No doubt these techniques are taught at reporter
school!

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Dave Cornwell wrote:
Apologies for this but who else is there to bounce it off? I've recently
noticed among certain friends and family that they frequently reply with the
word "exactly" on those (rare) occasions when they agree with what I am
saying. It is becoming as annoying as the "rising intonation" at the end of
sentences which was seems to have had its heyday. Is anyone else noticing
this or is it a local thing?

Dave



Language is a dynamic and evolving thing that changes with the times,
according to how we live. A high proportion of the population is exposed
to a great deal of exported American TV and Media; so we pick up these
language facets.

If Hollywood was in Yorkshire, then we would be saying "Aye up,
chuck..." all the time, instead.

This evolution is not necessarily a bad thing. If language hadn't
evolved through the middle ages, we would mainly be talking about
armies, battlefield tactics, types of arrows, and farming methods.

Change is a Good Thing


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On 5 Dec, 16:37, chris wrote:
Dave Cornwell wrote:
Apologies for this but who else is there to bounce it off? I've recently
noticed among certain friends and family that they frequently reply with the
word "exactly" on those (rare) occasions when they agree with what I am
saying. It is becoming as annoying as the "rising intonation" at the end of
sentences which was seems to have had its heyday. Is anyone else noticing
this or is it a local thing?


Dave


Language is a dynamic and evolving thing that changes with the times,
according to how we live. A high proportion of the population is exposed
to a great deal of exported American TV and Media; so we pick up these
language facets.

If Hollywood was in Yorkshire, then we would be saying "Aye up,
chuck..." all the time, instead.

This evolution is not necessarily a bad thing. If language hadn't
evolved through the middle ages, we would mainly be talking about
armies, battlefield tactics, types of arrows, and farming methods.

Change is a Good Thing


Yes, I agree, but my argument is that surely any change in language
should be making things simpler.

"Ahead of" uses more space and another syllable compared with
"before". Surely "before" should be the preferred method for these BBC
producers?

I read "downtown Baghdad" in a publication the other day (can't
remember where). What is wrong with "central Baghdad" - or just
Baghdad?

One last thing. Why do the Yanks "stand in line" when the Brits just
"queue"?
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Another one Dave, is when somebody is telling you something, how often do
they finish their sentence with? "Do you know what I mean" I feel like
saying "NO" because you are talking total crap!

Regards. Len.

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Apologies for this but who else is there to bounce it off? I've recently
noticed among certain friends and family that they frequently reply with
the word "exactly" on those (rare) occasions when they agree with what I
am saying. It is becoming as annoying as the "rising intonation" at the
end of sentences which was seems to have had its heyday. Is anyone else
noticing this or is it a local thing?

Dave



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Spot on, I totally agree!


Exactly.

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Another one Dave, is when somebody is telling you something, how often do
they finish their sentence with? "Do you know what I mean" I feel like
saying "NO" because you are talking total crap!

Regards. Len.

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questions ;-)

I know - exactly!

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My current bête noire is with the new (but incorrect!) pronunciation of
many words:

We now get:

- cultcha for culture
- lezja for leisure
- Lancasha for Lancashire
(and similar for all other counties ending in -shire)
- pleece for police

These not only come from broadcasters but also politicians (including
one former Prime Minister!).

I'm sure there are many others but they just don't come to mind at the
moment!


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