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Originally posted by nononono
It's both. :-( And this particular person is always in front of people, making pitches, presentations, etc. Engaging person, but you just know this stuff, if the listener hears it enough to realize it wasn't just a slip of the tongue, is going to be less-than-helpful in establishing credibility.
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Most of that sort of stuff can be totally unconscious. It was pointed out to me recently that I say "It's interesting that... " or "It's funny that..." before sentences that should be interesting or funny without the intro a lot. It's apparently only in speech. I rarely do it in writing. I'm a little more aware of it now, but I had absolutely no idea it was a verbal tic that annoys the crap out of people (or at least the person who pointed it out to me) until it was brought to my attention. I've since tried to work on it, but I often forget about it.
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Last edited by Replaced_Texan; 01-17-2007 at 05:55 PM..
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