Basically and Obviously

[Glassman]

...the most mis/over-used words in conversation?

[Alex]

Clearly, they are.

[aclivity]

Quite literally so.

[Arese]

Pretty-much, yeah.

[Los Palmas 7]

For real.

[dougc]

Absolutely

[youngsyr]

I was told by a lecturer at Manchester University that the word "basically" had no meaning whatsoever and anyone using it in an essay would be marked down.

What a cck.

[Alex]

My O-level English teacher said the same thing about "nice".

[308mate]

Its sales folk* that are most guilty.

Also "ourselves" and "yourself". Demonstrates very well a person's stupidity, when they think that simply being overly formal with one word in a sentence adds credibility to any occsion.





* Unfortunately, I am a sales folk.

[Glassman]

308mate said:

Also "ourselves" and "yourself". Demonstrates very well a person's stupidity, when they think that simply being overly formal with one word in a sentence adds credibility to any occsion.

Last person who used both those words in the same sentence to me is exactly as described.

[spitfire-ian]

For sure...

[Glassman]

"as I said..."

/footbler speak

[Los Palmas 7]

Whatever

[trickywoo]

look you know, actually...........

[308mate]

Glassman said:

"as I said..."

/footbler speak

"ah fink de lads showed rill charactah t'night an iss a credit to 'em an I fink we deserved the free points *sniff* "

/John fking Terry

[shirt]

at the end of the day, does it really matter?

[308mate]

shirt said:

at the end of the day, does it really matter?

Who ever says that?

[Galileo]

I used to know a Miss Over. She was well used.

[Galileo]

308mate said:

shirt said:

at the end of the day, does it really matter?

Who ever says that?

Shirt does.

[Snake the Sniper]

But basically and in all fairness I'd say you're right.