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13135517, "Let me be clear"
Posted by DavidHasselhoff, Thu Mar-16-17 11:14 AM
Am I the only one who associates this phrase with President Obama. I feel like I never heard anyone say it before him. But now they are....
Also, the proper pronunciation of Pakistan. Obama
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13135538, Also, using "right!?" after each spoken paragraph.
Posted by Cam, Thu Mar-16-17 11:51 AM
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13135606, I first noticed that among academics about 10 years ago.
Posted by Teknontheou, Thu Mar-16-17 01:33 PM
I remember this one dude in particular on a panel kept saying "right?!" after each point he made and I was like "why is dude constantly asking me to silently co-sign what he's saying?"
Now I notice it among almost all not-old Academics and alot of SJW's when they're talking about any serious topic, like panels or interviews. It was always huge among all of the Melissa Harris-Perry's guests on her show, and her too.
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13135704, Man, I hate that...thought it was a generational thing
Posted by DunDaDa, Thu Mar-16-17 05:53 PM
Didn't really hear too often until the mid-aughts
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13135540, Nope. Heard this all the time growing up
Posted by flipnile, Thu Mar-16-17 11:52 AM
Conversation starts to meander off course, someone doesn't want the goalposts moved so they go "let me be clear, I ___________"
etc.
Just a way to reiterate or clean up a point
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13135619, I've got it in my head that Obama always said "Now look,..."
Posted by Teknontheou, Thu Mar-16-17 01:48 PM
I don't know if he actually spoke that way or if I've just imagined that, though.
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