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Apparently the most characteristic feature of my speech is saying "side note" a lot (hexbear.net)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I have now become hyper-aware of how often I use that phrase

Are there any phrases that people have told you you overuse or are characteristic of how you talk?

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

I've noticed my verbal tics change every time I notice them and become aware of how prevailing they are in my speaking.

When I was in school it was "um" and "like".

When I was in college it was sometimes "mmm" but mostly silence because I was trained and practiced enough to consciously avoid any verbal tics.

When I left college I was at my peak and could keep my mouth shut.

Now I've gotten way out of practice and usually do shit like "expletives", "folks", some flavor of "mmm" or "hmm", and a few years ago it was also "side-note" but my coworker kept giving me shit about it so I eventually stopped saying side-note.