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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'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. Martin |
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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. ) Tudor Hughes |
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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! CK |
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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. "Dave Cornwell" wrote in message . uk... 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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![]() "Bonos Ego" wrote in message ... Spot on, I totally agree! Exactly. Will -- |
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![]() "GKN" wrote in message news ![]() 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. ---------------------------- Unfortunately I can only dream of this many replies to one of my weather questions ;-) I know - exactly! Dave |
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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! -- Mike LONGWORTH, Yateley, Hampshire, UK |
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