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nicola 30 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Beauty Pageant Celebrity Judge" 03-08-06, 07:16 AM (EST) "You Know..." I was watching the girls perform last night and one thing that was true for all the contestants was their constant use of the phrase "you know" i think one girl said it 9 times in a single sentence. Did anybody else pick up on this? Its probably because they're all so nervous, but because of this frequent repition i found that when they were talking I lost track of what they were saying in the first place. Also it seemed to undermine their performances, you don't sing a beautiful song and then go all valley girl! I thought it was extremely annoying, almost to the point where i wanted to fly out there and say "yes i do know!!" Apart from that the show were great. - nicky   Top

Subject     Author     Message Date     ID    RE: You Know... Rhyn 03-08-06 1  RE: You Know... SOfan0221 03-08-06 2  RE: You Know... nailbone 03-08-06 3  RE: You Know... Magnolia_Rocker 03-08-06 4

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Rhyn 524 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Reality Show Commentator" 03-08-06, 07:24 AM (EST) 1. "RE: You Know..." I think that's just youth. I did that a whole ton when I was younger, and while I am not "young" anymore, I still find myself doing it when I am really nervous or excited. I bet these girls are more eloquent outside a situation like this (well, perhaps not Kellie, but that's all part of her charm, I guess) but with as much as they are working and rehearsing and in front of the cameras, I think I can forgive them their "placeholders." My high school Shakespeare teacher read us an article from the paper at the beginning of class about "um" "ya know" and "like" placeholders, and people who use them are actively seracing their brains for the right words and right combinations of symbols to convey their message. I don't recall if they are "more thinking" than some other group, but they do actively think while in conversation, and that's a good thing. Some people, I know, really, really hate this "verbal nonsense" though, and I understand. In conversation, I don't notice it unless it's really horribly bad, but in a speech? Oh, that's rough.   Top

SOfan0221 828 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Fitness Correspondent" 03-08-06, 07:36 AM (EST) 2. "RE: You Know..." Personally I would prefer to hear 'you know' repeated over and over instead of 'like'. Like you know when someone is at a loss for words and like just keeps like using like for like a filler word? lol And Kelly Pickler and her wonder and awe at this big old American Idol process tickles me. She thinks Simon called her a 'mink' and she had 'Sallman' for dinner the other night.   Top

nailbone 27263 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Playboy Centerfold" 03-08-06, 10:15 AM (EST) 3. "RE: You Know..." Like, you know, you're not, like, around, like, you know, teenagers much, are you? 'Cuz they ALL talk that way. Sig by Arkie!! Holey carp! My blog! MySpace! Official OT Tassel Adjuster o-   Top

Magnolia_Rocker 2139 desperate attention whore postings DAW Level: "Roller Coaster Inaugurator" 03-08-06, 10:56 AM (EST) 4. "RE: You Know..." LAST EDITED ON 03-08-06 AT 10:58 AM (EST) LOL! I looked at my DH last night and said "If one more person says you know one more time I'm throwing something at the TV." Edited to add....less than a minute later, a couch pillow goes sailing across the room.   Top

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