Um, like, and all of those fun little filler words.

Um, uh, yeah, like, I totally uh, hate it when uh, people can talk.

See how annoying that was? Yesterday, I decided to take a tally on the amount of times two people who conducted a meeting said the word “um”.

The lead of the meeting said “um”: 56 times in the 45 minutes they spoke. That is at least once a minute, and completely unacceptable in the manner of speaking professional and properly.
The other person who had a two minute piece about a new change in the department said “um” 21 times. That’s once every SIX SECONDS.

Do you expect people to take you seriously? You are better off saying nothing at all than interjecting  a useless word in between.

And don’t get me started on “like”. Sometimes I want to stab people for using that word outside of comparison.

Just for clarification my readers :

um :
a sound denoting hesitation

Like:
adjective
1. of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance.
2. corresponding or agreeing in general or in some noticeable respect; similar; analogous: drawing, painting, and like arts.
3. bearing resemblance.
preposition
6. in like manner with; similarly to; in the manner characteristic of: He works like a beaver.
7. resembling (someone or something): He is just like his father. Your necklace is just like mine.
8. characteristic of: It would be like him to forget our appointment.
9. as if there is promise of; indicative of: It looks like rain.
10. as if someone or something gives promise of being: She looks like a good prospect for the job.
11. disposed or inclined to (usually prec. by feel): to feel like going to bed.
12. similar or comparable to: There is nothing like a cold drink of water when one is thirsty. What was he like?
13. (used correlatively to indicate similarity through relationship): like father, like son.
14. (used to establish an intensifying, often facetious, comparison): sleeping like a log.
15. as; such as: There are numerous hobbies you might enjoy, like photography or painting.

So are you hesitating? Are you comparing two items? Is someone “like” something else?

FUCKING STOP IT ALREADY.

You are killing me softly with each word.

Thank you for your time, patience, and hopefully, sound understanding of how much of a fucking idiot you may sound like(see I used it correctly) when you decide to speak incorrectly.

~Ciao!

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~ by mistressishtar on July 23, 2009.