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How Shall We Tackle This Menace?
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I must confess to fighing the urge for violence when I hear this!
I must confess to fighing the urge for violence when I hear this!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I've adopted a simple tactic for dealing with this ridiculous and nauseating habit when it gets too much for me (which is all too often). All I do is treat the statements as questions. e.g:
Imbecile: "I went to ^^the shops the other day"
Me: "I don't know. Can't you remember?"
Imbecile: "Yes, I bought a nice ^^new dress."
Me: ".I can't see how you expect me to know. Have a look in your shopping bag"
Imbecile: "I don't know why I'm ^^talking to you. You don't seem to ^^understand what I'm saying"
Me: "Correct"
And another thing!
Why do people ask if they can "get" something when in fact they'd like it to be got for them. e.g. (whilst in the pub):
Idiot: "Can I get a pint of Fosters?"
What the barman should have said: "No you can't. The public are not allowed this side of the bar. If you want a pint of Fosters I'd be pleased to get it for you" (Though he'd probably say "...I'd be pleased to ^^get it for you")
NJ takes two of his stronger tablets then goes ^^for a lie down. :-)
Imbecile: "I went to ^^the shops the other day"
Me: "I don't know. Can't you remember?"
Imbecile: "Yes, I bought a nice ^^new dress."
Me: ".I can't see how you expect me to know. Have a look in your shopping bag"
Imbecile: "I don't know why I'm ^^talking to you. You don't seem to ^^understand what I'm saying"
Me: "Correct"
And another thing!
Why do people ask if they can "get" something when in fact they'd like it to be got for them. e.g. (whilst in the pub):
Idiot: "Can I get a pint of Fosters?"
What the barman should have said: "No you can't. The public are not allowed this side of the bar. If you want a pint of Fosters I'd be pleased to get it for you" (Though he'd probably say "...I'd be pleased to ^^get it for you")
NJ takes two of his stronger tablets then goes ^^for a lie down. :-)
It gives the impression the speaker believes he is addressing an idiot?
Making sure the listener has the intellect to understand every sentence?
With some people it is the opposite, giving the impression the speaker is unsure he is using words in the right order or context. Am I making sense?
Ferlippiting annoying both ways.
Making sure the listener has the intellect to understand every sentence?
With some people it is the opposite, giving the impression the speaker is unsure he is using words in the right order or context. Am I making sense?
Ferlippiting annoying both ways.
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