DP Daily Prompt: Verbal Ticks
Is there a word or a phrase you use or(overuse) all the time, and are seemingly unable to get rid of? If not, what’s the one that drives you crazy when others use it?
If everyone could instantly find their fault, we’d have this world full of faultless people, we hardly think we make mistakes, it’s also my problem, I am unable to write what phrases or words I overuse. However I do remember a friend of ours always used the phrase, ‘Do You Understand Me?”
He’d spend ten minutes telling my husband about something, then suddenly in his loudest voice would say, “Do You Understand Me Ali.”
My husband would look at him calmly and reply, ‘yes Dr. Gad I understand you.’
It was so annoying, I’d always tell my husband to let him know it sounds awful when he repeats this phrase so frequently, it also makes the listener doubt himself, as if he was stupid.
Most of us have this habit, I know I do too, but cannot remember what phrase or word I overuse at this moment!
k: https://sabethville.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/dp-daily-prompt-verbal-ticks
A good choice of phrase to want to weed out. Even if it is used innocuously, I feel that it is always accompanied by an offensive (i.e. accusatory) stance.
Thank you Noah, I love your comment.
Dear Ranu,
Thank you for this post which is a helpful reminder that we cannot eliminate mistakes. We can, however, all strive to overlook the mistakes of others. Thank God for those who overlook the faults of others.
All good wishes,
robert
But Robert, do we always overlook someone’s mistake?
I know I could not when the doctor said ,”Do you understand me,”
in a derogatory tone, I found it hard to overlook.
Dear Ranu,
Perhaps it is according to each person’s will to do so, or not.
All good wishes,
robert
Some people use certain words due to habit, sometimes they do not realize it.