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Alisha: Hi, everybody.
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Welcome back to English Topics.
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My name is Alisha.
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Today, I'm joined by…
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Davey: I'm Davey.
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Alisha: Hi, Davey.
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Sorry. I don’t know what I was doing there.
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Anyway, today, we're going to talk about Words that Americans Overuse.
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We're both American.
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We're from different areas in the US.
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I'm from West Coast, he's from East Coast-ish, sort of.
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Tennessee?
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Davey: More from the South.
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Alisha: What?
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You're from Tennessee-ish, Nashville-ish, aren't you?
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Davey: That's the South.
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Tennessee is the south.
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Alisha: I have an image of that as being more like easty coasty than southy.
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Davey: Don't say that to like a real Tennessean.
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Alisha: Okay.
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Davey: Watch out.
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Alisha: Okay.
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I’m in trouble.
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Davey: I left when I was 18.
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I haven’t been back in a long time.
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Alisha: Because, then, you went to Seattle too.
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Davey: I live in Seattle for a long time.
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Alisha: Okay.
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Davey: Seattle is my second home.
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Alisha: So, you've picked up all kinds of different vocabulary, perhaps, more so than
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I have.
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Alright.
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Anyway, let's talk about words Americans overuse.
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Let's begin.
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I have a huge stack and I'm going to make some combinations of words.
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I'm going to start out with the one that I think I say way too often which is the word,
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“like.”
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It's used as a filler word.
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When I'm thinking, I use, “like,” “like,” “like.”
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When I want to, of course, make a comparison, I begin it with “like” but that's a bit
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different.
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So, used as a filler word, I use the word, “like” a lot for sure.
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For sure, I think lots of people do.
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Davey: I was going to say anything but I'm glad that you've copped to that.
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Alisha: Using the word, “like” a lot.
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Davey: Yeah.
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Alisha: Yeah, I do.
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I'm aware.
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Davey: JK.
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Just kidding.
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Alisha: I'm “like” aware.
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I'm very “like” aware.
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So, “like” is definitely a word Americans overuse.
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I will probably forget to be hard on myself in this episode.
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I will use it.
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Davey: I feel like a lot of people, Americans, a lot of people including Americans, really
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sort of despise the overuse of that word, and yet, they'll still do it.
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Alisha: It's because it's just a filler word.
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The same way we use “um” or “uh” or “hmm.”
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It's just a filler word so “like” also falls into that category.
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Davey: True.
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Alisha: Yep.
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Okay.
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Do you have another one?
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What's your first one?
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Davey: My first one is “awesome.”
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“Awesome…”
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Alisha: “Awesome.”
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Davey: …is the most generic and common adjective that Americans use, I think.
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Everything is awesome.
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Alisha: Mm-hmm.
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Davey: All the time.
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Alisha: Right.
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Davey: And so, it's lost maybe some of its original meaning which is to say, “inspiring
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awe.”
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Oftentimes, when this word is used now it's not to describe something that is awe-inspiring
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but something that is simply awesome, something that's just pretty good.
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Alisha: Pretty good, cool, nice.
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Davey: A lot of people are really bothered by this word as well.
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They hear people use this word a lot and they say, “Use something else.
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Be more descriptive.”
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But it doesn't bother me that much, I think “awesome” is okay.
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Alisha: Yeah, awesome is fine.
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Like you say, it's important to understand that person's barometer like the level or
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maybe a meaning associated with that word because if somebody uses “awesome” as
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their least cool thing, if that's just their base level of maybe judging some things excellence…
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Davey: Okay?
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Alisha: … where do they go after awesome?
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If they started “awesome,” what's like their next level up adjectives?
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Davey: Super awesome.
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Alisha: Super awesome.
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Davey: Maybe.
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Alisha: Could be.
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Okay.
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But, either way, I feel awesome should be kind of further up on the spectrum.
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Davey: Sure.
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Should be reserved for things that are really truly awesome.
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Alisha: Indeed.
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What is truly awesome in your mind?
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Davey: Ooh.
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So many awesome things.
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Alisha: I had an awesome bowl of curry risotto earlier this year.
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Davey: That sounds awesome.
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Alisha: That stands out in my mind as being an awesome meal.
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Davey: That sounds awesome.
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The weather was awesome today.
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Alisha: Indeed.
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Davey: Really awesome weather.
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Alisha: Mm-hmm.
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So, something that is like a cut above, it's a bit better than average.
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Significantly better than average, I feel.
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Something that stands out.
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Inspires awe?
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I would say we don't use it in that way so much.
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Davey: Not so much.
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Alisha: But, definitely, oh, that's a word that we use.
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Alright.
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I just used the word myself so I'm going to introduce it.
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“Definitely.”
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“Definitely” is a word that we overuse.
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I overuse the word “definitely,” absolutely.
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I definitely overuse the word, “definitely.”
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“Definitely” means 100%.
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That's all.
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“Definitely.”
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But, it's used as an agreement phrase and it’s kind of is used to end conversations
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too.
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Like, when you run out of—oh, God, I'm using “like.”
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When you run out of things to say sometimes, you can use, “Yeah, definitely.”
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“Yeah, definitely,” in that tone.
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Especially, among young women, I feel.
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They'll say, “Yeah, definitely.
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I know.
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Definitely.”
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Right?
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Definitely.
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Davey: Definitely.
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Alisha: Mm-hmm.
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So, for example, just used it there because I thought, “Well, I should probably go on
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to the next thing,” and I wanted to communicate that I agreed with you and I felt that “definitely”
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showed my agreement but also was a nice way to conclude the conversation.
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Davey: Yes, I agree.
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It's often used that way.
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It's a good kind of finisher.
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“I don't have a lot more to say about this, definitely, I'm on the same page.”
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You know, “We have we have the same opinion or feeling about this, let's move on.”
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Alisha: Yep, yep.
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So, it can be used to end a conversation but--and that's why I feel that it could be overused
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because maybe people aren't so good at conversations so they don't know what else to say.
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Davey: Yeah.
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Alisha: “Yeah, definitely.”
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Davey: Definitely.
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Alisha: And, finish.
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Davey: I have more words but I feel like we're finished because we've been saying “definitely”
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so much.
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Alisha: Oh, my god.
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Davey: Oh, we're not.
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I've got another word.
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Alisha: Okay.
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Davey: “Sure.”
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I wrote this down before the video and I just became conscious that I've been using it while
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I'm sitting and listening to you.
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“Sure.”
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I use that a lot when I'm reacting to other people listening just to acknowledge that
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I understand what they're saying and I'm following along.
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I'll say, “Sure.”
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So, that's one that I overuse and I think other people overuse a lot too.
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Alisha: Yeah, that's one that I actually recognize I have heard you use that.
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Not specifically just today but just in general in the time that I've known you.
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You use “sure” a lot.
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But, you always say it in a very upbeat way, though, like to show that you're listening.
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Davey: “Sure.”
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Alisha: You go, “Sure!
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Sure.”
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Davey: I'm saying it now and I'm nodding, I'm not doing it ironically.
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I got my natural thing, I bring that you'll the natural way I want to respond is to just
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say, “Sure.”
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Alisha: Sure.
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Because it feels good, it’s comfortable.
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It’s become a habit.
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These are words we use too much just like I've been saying the word, “like.”
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I can't stop.
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Davey: When I say, “sure,” I'm trying to assure you that I’m listening.
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Alisha: Aah.
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Davey: So…
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Alisha: I see.
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Davey: Sure.
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Alisha: I see.
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Great.
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Totally.
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Alright.
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And, “totally” is my next word.
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“Totally” is another word that I overuse and I know some Americans overuse as well.
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“Totally” is a word that we use in the same way as we would use a word like “really”
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or “very” or “so.”
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It's an emphasis word, “Yeah, totally.”
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Another agreement word, “Yeah, totally.”
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That “O” sound gets sort of opened up a bit.
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“Totally, yeah, totally.”
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So, it's a bit different from “definitely.”
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“Definitely” has that finality to it, sort of that endpoint.
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But, “totally” sounds like, “let's continue the conversation.
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Yeah, totally.
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I know right, yeah.”
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Davey: “This is totally awesome.”
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Alisha: Mm-hmm.
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“This is totally awesome.”
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So, totally is another one that I think Americans overuse.
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I think these words, too, are also maybe not only used by young people but tend to be overused
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more so by young people.
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Davey: I think you’re right.
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Alisha: I would say, perhaps.
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Davey: I agree with you.
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Alisha: So…
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Davey: Yeah, but, no, I think maybe all generations overuse certain words but that's a good point.
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I think maybe young people overuse certain words and older generations might overuse
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different words.
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So, my next word is, “yeah, no…”
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“No, yeah…”
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And, gosh, how do we use this word?
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I mean we use this expression a lot I think kind of noncommittally.
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If someone asks us a question or makes a statement and you sort of a slightly agree or slightly
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disagree, you say, “Yeah, no…”
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“No, yeah…”
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I think the word that comes next that's where the meaning is.
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Alisha: Right.
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Davey: So, if I say, “Yeah, no…”
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I'm really saying no.
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Alisha: Really?
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Davey: I think so.
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Alisha: I’m trying to think of how I use that expression.
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This also feels like a little bit of a filler where I can't make a decision.
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It's like the equivalent of “maybe” for me.
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Davey: Okay.
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Alisha: So, if someone says, for example, “Are you going to a barbecue this weekend?”
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“Yeah, no, I don’t know.
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Maybe I'm sort of thinking.
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That's my thought process coming out in my words, I suppose.
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Davey: Sure.
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But, if you said that, if I heard you say, “Yeah, no…”
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If I invited you to a barbecue and you said, “Yeah, no…”
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I would assume that you're not coming.
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Alisha: That's probably true.
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Well, I probably wouldn't say that to the person who invited me.
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I guess-- maybe it is different.
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Why would I use--when do you use, “Yeah, no…?”
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Davey: When I'm thinking but I think the word that I end on is the way that I'm leaning.
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Alisha: Ah, I see.
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I used that actually when somebody pitches me a suggestion and I definitely am not going
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to do that.
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When someone says, “Hey, Alisha, do you want to go skydiving in an hour?”
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I'll be like, “Yeah, no.”
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Davey: Ah.
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That's I think the intonation then.
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The way that you say it makes a lot of difference.
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Alisha: “Yeah, no.”
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The “yeah” shows that I have heard that and the “no,” the emphatic “no,” says
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no way.
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Davey: Yeah, that’s true.
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Alisha: That's an emphasis thing.
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Davey: “Yeah, no.”
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Alisha: “Yeah, no.”
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Davey: Definitely not.
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Alisha: Mm-hmm.
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With the emphasis there.
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“Yeah, no.”
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I guess so the ending of that really indicates the true feeling of the person.
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Davey: I think it's how you say it.
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Alisha: Okay.
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Davey: More than anything.
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Alisha: Okay.
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Good one.
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Alright, I'll go on to another one.
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I'll go with this one.
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I think people of many generations use this word a lot, the phrase is “oh, my god.”
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And, I hear people who aren't even native English speakers use this word.
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It's overused among American English speakers.
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I guess, we, too, we will just drop the “oh, my” and just like “god!” as sort of
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an expression of frustration.
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But, “oh, my god” is used for surprise at any level.
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It can be a small thing or a big thing.
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I've seen people at weddings or people who are watching weddings go, “Oh, my god.
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It's so beautiful.”
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Or, it can be a small thing too, “Oh, my god.
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I can't believe you got me flowers.”
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There's just a range of emotions that can be applied to “oh, my god.”
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Davey: That’s true.
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Alisha: But they don't have to be positive they can be negative as well.
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You know?
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Davey: Yes, I agree.
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“Oh, my god.
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Alisha, how could you?
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Alisha: I'm very sorry.
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So, using “oh, my god.”
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I think that's why “oh, my god” is overused because there are so many different situations
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where we can use it.
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Davey: That's a good point.
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Alisha: Any sort of like--for anything--I used “like.”
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Laughing at myself.
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For any sort of variation in emotion, we can use “oh, my god” to describe that.
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“Oh, my god.
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Did you hear about what happened yesterday?”
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Or, “Oh, my god.
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I lost my car.”
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What?
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I don't know what to do with my car.
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That's probably--that is a situation though that should warrant--you should use something,
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perhaps, stronger than “Oh, my god.
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I lost my car.”
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Like, if at that moment, I don't know in what situation you're in where you lose your car.
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Davey: Big parking garage?
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Alisha: Could be or maybe the car is towed.
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I don't know.
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“Oh, my god.
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I lost my car.”
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Davey: Or it looks like all the other cars.
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Alisha: Maybe.
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But, in a serious situation like that, perhaps, your initial reaction can be, “Oh, my god.
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I lost my car.”
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But then, there's got to be some other higher level of shock or surprise you need to use.
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Davey: Yeah.
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Alisha: Most people don't apply.
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Davey: “Oh, my god.”
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“OMG!”
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But, I don't know what’s—
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Alisha: Well, above that would probably be--we're getting into curse word territory that would
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be…
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Davey: Mm-hmm.
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It's a different video.
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Alisha: Right.
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But, “oh, my god,” especially with that intonation, “oh, my god.”
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“Oh, my god,” as well.
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There are so many different things we can do there.
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Davey: Sure.
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I've been trying really hard not to say “sure” and it's difficult.
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Alisha: Seriously?
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“Seriously” is my last word.
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“Seriously” is another one of those versatile words.
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Davey: Uh-huh.
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Alisha: Where you can use it…
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Davey: Sure.
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Alisha: …to agree with somebody.
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Davey: Sure.
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Alisha: You can use it to agree with somebody or you can use it to question somebody like,
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“Seriously?
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Are you saying ‘sure’ this many times in the video.”
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“Seriously” or just, “Seriously,” in terms of “Yes, I agree with you.”
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“Seriously, I know right.”
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So, some of these words that we've talked about today, we can actually combine to make
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sentences.
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You will hear the native speakers use that.
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I'm going to lead off with like because I've been saying it this entire episode.
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So, if you hear a native speaker say something like this, “Like, oh, my god.
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Totally.”
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This is an emphatic agreement phrase.
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“Like, oh, my god.
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Totally.”
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“Like, oh, my god.
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Definitely.”
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These are expressions that we use to agree, to strongly agree.
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What?
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Did I do something wrong?
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Davey: No, it's funny.
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Alisha: It's true, though, right.
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Davey: It’s true.
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It’s totally true.
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Alisha: We just do that.
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Davey: You’re absolutely right.
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Alisha: Or, we can we can put it in a different order.
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“Like, seriously.
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Oh, my god.”
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We can totally—oh, my god!
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We can totally do it.
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It is absolutely a thing.
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Davey: Sure.
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Alisha: Alright.
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Can you do it?
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Can you add anything?
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Davey: Well, mine are kind of one-off but stick an “awesome” at the end of any of
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those.
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Alisha: Oh, “Like, seriously, awesome.
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Oh, my god.”
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So, all of these words.
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This is an actual sentence.
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I'm sure.
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That’s been said.
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Davey: Yeah.
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Alisha: But, these are real sentences.
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These are real things people say.
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Davey: Sure.
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Alisha: I don't have any more hands otherwise I would put something else.
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But, these are all just ways to emphasize, these are all words that are just emphasis
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words that native English speakers, specifically, American English speakers will use.
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So, as you can see, it's easy.
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It's really easy to mix and match them and there's not really that much change in meaning.
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Davey: No, yeah, I agree with you.
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Tried that.
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It didn't feel right.
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I'm going to stick with my “sure.”
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I'm staying with my “sure.”
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Staying with “sure.”
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Alisha: Alright.
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Sounds good to me.
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Davey: It's got me this far.
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Alisha: Indeed.
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I'm overusing “indeed,” lately.
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I don't know what's gotten into me with that.
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I like “indeed.”
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Davey: Okay.
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Alisha: But, that's just me.
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Davey: Yeah, use it.
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Rock it.
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Alisha: Rocking the “indeed,” definitely.
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Davey: Sure.
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Alisha: Okay, let's wrap it up before we destroy each other.
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So, those are actually quite a few words that Americans overuse.
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That was really fun to talk about and now, I'm extremely self-conscious about my speech.
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That was a lot of fun.
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Maybe you've noticed some other things that we say a little bit too much.
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Like, I've noticed I say, “I see,” or, no, I say, “let's see” too much, often
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times as well, too.
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But, if there's something that you have noticed Americans use too much or if there's a word
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that you know you use too much in your speech, let us know in a comment.
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It’d be fun to compare too.
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