Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
Or someone ending a sentence with, you see, or, don't you know? patronising, and showing a lack of respect.
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[Humour] Starting a sentence with ' Look or Listen '
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Or someone ending a sentence with, you see, or, don't you know? patronising, and showing a lack of respect.
Mr Banana
Tedious chump
Glory days of a deeply defensive Micky Adams launching every interview answer, no matter how innocuous the question, with a "look..."
"With all due respect" = I have none for you.
"I'm not being funny" - I am, but not in a way that will make you laugh.
Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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This was always something i associated with Australians but since the pandemic i have subconsciously started to do it quite frequently whilst answering someone.
I seems to have crept in over here now, unless i've not really noticed it before
Look, when you use quotes, they enclose the entire phrase you are quoting. Listen I'm not being funny but grammar is grammar, ain't it?
Icy Gull
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dejavuatbtn
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Starting a conversation with an instruction is often rude and is impolite at best.
GREASED WEASEL
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- Dec 10, 2017
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must admit to saying
'I tell you what'
Don't know why
It basically means I'm stating the bleeding obvious
'I tell you what'
Don't know why
It basically means I'm stating the bleeding obvious
maltaseagull
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Watch Sophie Ridge on Sky.
When she interviews politicians, they often reply with look or listen.
hart's shirt
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"To be honest" can give the impression that the person using it generally isn't.
One of my friends always starts sentences with "I'm not gonna lie". That's a good character trait but I'm not sure you need to keep telling me.
I think most serious Australians start a sentence with "ahhh, look".
maresfield seagull
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- May 23, 2006
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Look Now Look All Around
GT49er
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Fooled me at first too - I'd never heard anyone start a sentence with 'Look or listen' either, then I realised what the OP meant was look OR listen, not both together. Not so odd ................ might even be an improvement on 'So'!
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KZNSeagull
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Using "like" 3+ times in every sentence is the most annoying thing around at the moment. It's like, you know, a bit like, erm, people don't like know how speak properly anymore like innit.
This was always something i associated with Australians but since the pandemic i have subconsciously started to do it quite frequently whilst answering someone.
I seems to have crept in over here now, unless i've not really noticed it before
Tony Bliar used to do it all of the time , probably still does ....
Rinkmaster
Active member
I have a problem with people who always start what they are saying with SO even when it makes no sense
Glawstergull
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My mate says "right" after every sentence when arguing a point. Almost a Monty Python style "am i right?"