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Excessive browsing and occasional posting on ERA has changed the way I speak

J-Tier

J-Tier

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Oct 25, 2017
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One thing I've been doing a lot of lately is beginning my sentences, outloud, while I'm thinking of what to say next with "I mean," even when it doesn't apply. I've managed to stomp out the ums and uhs, but "I mean," has been a beast.

"I mean, I think that..."
"I mean, I guess..."
"I mean, if we do this..."

I can't think of specific examples, but it has definitely invaded my day-to-day vernacular.

Anyone else use "I mean, ..." excessively?

Have you found yourself using verbiage from consistently posting on and reading from forums?

I'm actively trying to get rid of it, but I'm curious if anyone else has thought about how their internet habits affect their speech and has similar issues.
 
Keyser S

Keyser S

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Oct 26, 2017
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Hey, please bring some milk home today on the way home from work [READ STAFF POST]
 
FILE_ID.DIZ

FILE_ID.DIZ

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I mean, not gonna lie, yikes. We need to talk about this.

Honestly, I think this is either frequent or prominent posters just saying these things a lot that has caught on with others here.
 
SonicRift

SonicRift

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Oct 27, 2017
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This is hard to kick. I remember having to break myself out of saying "basically" for the same reason. It's like you're stalling before the idea is actually there.
 

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Forums and the like have not affected my speech to such a degree. I do feel my spine tingling every time I see "low key", "real talk" and so forth. Like, stop imitating others. Mass produced speech patterns are the worst. The worst!
 
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J-Tier

J-Tier

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Oct 25, 2017
3,735
Southern California
Jaded Alyx said:
I noticed this last year and I find it annoying honestly
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It's weird because I never type it out. But it has infected the way I speak which really annoys me.
SonicRift said:
This is hard to kick. I remember having to break myself out of saying "basically" for the same reason. It's like you're stalling before the idea is actually there.
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Yeah, it's pretty subconscious. Really trying to get rid of it, since I'll use it several times in a row with different sentences.
 
Mona

Mona

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Oct 30, 2017
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i keep everything that happens on Era locked in a corner of my mind where it cant affect anything else
 
Firebrand

Firebrand

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Oct 25, 2017
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I start my conversations with "(SEE STAFF POST)".

As for "I mean", like "yikes", that's been a thing forever, don't see how it's really ERA-specific.
 

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Feb 1, 2018
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"yikes"
"*checks notes*"
"welp"
"we need to talk about..."
"what an ______ take"
"fucking disgusting"
"i mean"
"y'all"

is twitter language that bled into era's vernacular
 
DigitalOp

DigitalOp

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Nov 16, 2017
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the minute I hear people say "cringe" "slippery slopes" "yikes" "outrage" in common verbiage

I already know theyre an internet dork
 
Tracygill

Tracygill

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Nov 2, 2017
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*checks shopping list*
Why do people say we don't need to pick up more bread and why bread is the most delicious food ever.
 
Kor of Memory

Kor of Memory

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Oct 27, 2017
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It's just a replacement. I've noticed myself doing it lately. But it's just a lingo thing. Like how 2-3 years ago I prefaced every sentence with "Not gonna lie..."

My wife has her own. I've pointed out to her recently how often she starts a sentence with the word, "Honestly...". Though my favorite is when she bookends a sentence like that: "Honestly, I don't think this new cat food is even doing what we need it to do, honestly."
 
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J-Tier

J-Tier

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Oct 25, 2017
3,735
Southern California
lunarworks said:
Which means of all the places you post or have conversations, this place is the closest to normal.
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Whew! Since I only use ERA, it's good to know that I'm probably pretty close to normal.
Kor of Memory said:
It's just a replacement. I've noticed myself doing it lately. But it's just a lingo thing. Like how 2-3 years ago I prefaced every sentence with "Not gonna lie..."

My wife has her own. I've pointed out to her recently how often she starts a sentence with the word, "Honestly...". Though my favorite is when she bookends a sentence like that: "Honestly, I don't think this new cat food is even doing what we need it to do, honestly."
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Ahhhhhh! I just realized I bookend my sentences with "I mean" too. Noooooo!
 
Qwark

Qwark

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Oct 27, 2017
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I used an "I mean," sentence last night. I've seen the other threads on here about it so it felt weird, and I'm trying to stop completely, but I was a couple drinks in last night so I indulged myself.

A big one for me is signaling the end of speaking with "so....". Really trying to nip that one in the bud.

ElectricBlanketFire said:
Yes, and we need to talk about it.
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I hate this one! It's so damn self-righteous, and usually for something that isn't that important.
 
Powdered Egg

Powdered Egg

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Oct 27, 2017
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No one says "L.O.L. @ ..." when describing something funny to someone?

"Ellowell at the Knicks passing up Durant"
 
Harry Potter Obama

Harry Potter Obama

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Feb 13, 2018
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I've been using "I mean" for years and didn't even notice it was particularly common here. It always struck me as being normal.

When I saw the thread title I was expecting yikes, oof, this ain't it, not a good look, problematic, we need to talk about, etc
 
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