Is anything more annoying than 'know what I'm saying'?

[Red Storm]

I guess I'm in the minority here, I prefer to save my rage for actual rage-worthy things. :\

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I'll turn 43 this year, but my friends range from 20 something to about 65. The thing is, I want to literally beat the shit out of some of them, when they cliche'ingly (trademark on this word) spout 'know what I'm saying?'.

Am I just being an old fart, or do I have justification in rebelling against their inchoate thoughts?

'Know what I'm saying' could be place them from child molesters to Einstein. Maybe there is a profound reason for their speech, but I doubt it. I'd never say this to their faces;just wondering if I'm sort of Nazi grammar police and making too much of this...

Judging by the bold, You are one of those people that overuses literally as an intensifier. I wonder if your friends think the same thing about you because of it? :sneaky:

I'll add actually to the list of annoying words people overuse. Along with literally, it is being horribly abused in contemporary vernacular.

 

[Soundmanred]

"for the simple fact"

 

[Krazy4Real]

you're just an old fart.

 

[IronWing]

"for the simple fact"

Well, the fact of the matter, parenthetically, is what it is.

 

[Charlie98]

"like"

"actually"

"phenomenal"

"so" (when used as an adjective.)

 

[IronWing]

"so" (when used as an adjective.)

Way is so way better than so.

 

[SlitheryDee]

It's a southern thing, but I hate when you ask someone where something is and they say "It's over yonder". Sometimes they can shorten that to "Yonder way", while gesturing vaguely in some general direction. Where is this magical place called "yonder" that everything is either in or just beyond? What it really means is "I can't be bothered to give you specific directions like 'It's under the kitchen sink' or 'On the north side of the shed' or anything descriptive at all".

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

"i'm going to see a man about buying a horse"

 

[IronWing]

It's a southern thing, but I hate when you ask someone where something is and they say "It's over yonder". Sometimes they can shorten that to "Yonder way", while gesturing vaguely in some general direction. Where is this magical place called "yonder" that everything is either in or just beyond? What it really means is "I can't be bothered to give you specific directions like "It's under the kitchen sink" or "On the north side of the shed" or anything descriptive at all.

Where's it at?

 

[Red Storm]

It's a southern thing, but I hate when you ask someone where something is and they say "It's over yonder". Sometimes they can shorten that to "Yonder way", while gesturing vaguely in some general direction. Where is this magical place called "yonder" that everything is either in or just beyond? What it really means is "I can't be bothered to give you specific directions like "It's under the kitchen sink" or "On the north side of the shed" or anything descriptive at all.

It's no different than saying "It's over there." Where is this magical "there"?

 

[clamum]

I have a friend who would say that at the end of almost every fucking sentence she spoke. Good god that's fucking annoying. I also know someone who says "you know what I mean" quite a bit too. ARGH :rageface:

Just as bad as some stupid vapid whore saying "like" every other word.

 

[Thebobo]

No matter where you go there you are

 

[Puppies04]

"Could care less"

Dumbest shit in the universe right there .

 

[sixone]

OP, if that's the most annoying thing in your life, congratulations. You're living the American dream. Find a way to appreciate what you have, instead of moaning about petty crap like this.

 

[Golgatha]

Yes, these two phrases:

Like

Ya know




P.S. I agree with the OP

It's especially annoying when my SILs talk to one another like they're valley girls in high school. Grow up, you're almost 40 for crying out loud!

 

[Scotteq]

I Heard 'Dat!

 

[zinfamous]

Are you James Thurber, OP?

:hmm:

 

[effowe]

Naw Mean? For you know what I mean? That's worse.

 

[BoomerD]

Yes, these two phrases:

Like

Ya know




P.S. I agree with the OP

Yep...and OP, I hear whacher sayin...

 

[Miramonti]

Word.

 

[Zargon]

I'm guilty of using many of these phrases

Its hard to avoid when you hear them non-stop

I catch myself saying like and it bothers me

but that and could care less are the only ones that irk me

 

[amdhunter]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phlARmuD3Bs

I love Butters.

 

[Miramonti]

Am I just being an old fart, or do I have justification in rebelling against their inchoate thoughts?

I vote old fart. People in every generation have always had cliches and colloquial ways of saying things or expressions about things. (incl. rad, bad, the bomb, and so on and on)

 

[phucheneh]

I'll turn 43 this year, but my friends range from 20 something to about 65. The thing is, I want to literally beat the shit out of some of them, when they cliche'ingly (trademark on this word) spout 'know what I'm saying?'.

Am I just being an old fart, or do I have justification in rebelling against their inchoate thoughts?

'Know what I'm saying' could be place them from child molesters to Einstein. Maybe there is a profound reason for their speech, but I doubt it. I'd never say this to their faces; just wondering if I'm sort of Nazi grammar police and making too much of this...

To directly address this:

If I assume you're referring to the general thought and not the exact words, I have had problems with the reverse of this (as in, me saying it too much). You know what I mean? (...I say 'you know what I mean')

I know exactly where it came from- I deal with too many people who nod and smile, independent of any actual understanding of a topic. So I picked up the habit of 'checking knowledge' like a goddamned grade school teacher. It's a habit that I'm trying to break because I ALSO think it's stupid to say all the time. But I unfortunately must stop and make sure people are following me and I'm not wasting effort sometimes.

Military equivalent (that I would use if I thought it would be understood): '...tracking?'