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When someone states an opinion, then immediately after, adds right? Are they wanting, needing or requiring verification? It's a habit I'm seeing more and more often. Knowing how quickly some pick up on such things, I hope they don't latch onto this.
When someone states an opinion, then immediately after, adds right? Are they wanting, needing or requiring verification?
I believe that it is a desire for instant affirmation of beliefs that are--at best--shaky, and--more likely-- totally bogus.
Unfortunately for those folks, I usually follow-up their "right?" by saying, "NO, that is not right".
When someone states an opinion, then immediately after, adds right? Are they wanting, needing or requiring verification? It's a habit I'm seeing more and more often. Knowing how quickly some pick up on such things, I hope they don't latch onto this.
Rhetorical question. You might be able to extinguish the behavior by suffixing your sentences with "Am I wrong?" for awhile. Psychologically, it could be a sign of the person having insecurity or low self-esteem (which can often be hidden in bluster).
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When someone states an opinion, then immediately after, adds right? Are they wanting, needing or requiring verification? It's a habit I'm seeing more and more often. Knowing how quickly some pick up on such things, I hope they don't latch onto this.
This drives me crazy, but despite that, I heard myself using it not too long ago and immediately deleted it from my vocabulary brain. I was aghast. I don't know how these irritating catch-phrases get started, but I picked this one up unconsciously.
This drives me crazy, but despite that, I heard myself using it not too long ago and immediately deleted it from my vocabulary brain. I was aghast. I don't know how these irritating catch-phrases get started, but I picked this one up unconsciously.
Similarly, there are a bunch of people who pepper their speech with "you know".
Back in the early '80s, one of the smarter supervisors in our school district suggested that teachers videotape some of their own classroom presentations, in order to see for themselves how they presented themselves, and to hear what they actually sounded like.
I can recall one of our teachers--who was a very bright and well-spoken woman--recoiling in horror after viewing herself on videotape. Prior to this electronic exercise, she had been totally unaware that she inserted "you know" into about 25% of her sentences. Once she became aware of this unwanted habit, she quickly removed those two words from her spoken vocabulary.
I believe that it is a desire for instant affirmation of beliefs that are--at best--shaky, and--more likely-- totally bogus.
Unfortunately for those folks, I usually follow-up their "right?" by saying, "NO, that is not right".
True,I know that.You are right.
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