Typical Verbal Expression
Typical Verbal Expression
When people speak, they use certain speech patterns out of habit such as placeholders, wishy-washy comments, and parental remarks. Some of these may be unconscious habits and popular words or expressions. Conversations become traditional. People speak the way they are accustomed to and because it has always been that way. Exposure of these speech patterns enables us as humans, to recklessly apply them in everyday conversation. Placeholders have proven to be an ideal category of classic speech patterns. Examples of placeholders include the phrases, um, well, you know, and like. Placeholders are often used to “fill in” gaps in a conversation in order to keep thoughts flowing. When individuals do not know what to say, they use words like “um” and “well” to fill in the awkward halt in between words. Because the short openings in a discussion are filled with placeholders, it prevents others from speaking. Remarkably talkative people often use placeholders because they do not want others to have a chance to talk. Although talkative individuals use placeholders for their selfish needs, innocent individuals who need a few more moments to think about what they want to express also use placeholders. Wishy-washy comments are an additional example of speech patterns. These words include “sorta” and “kinda.” The comical aspect of this category is that the phrases, “sorta” and “kinda,” are not actual words. They are abbreviations of the phrases, sort of and kind of. Wishy-washy comments are often used to explain or relate two things. For example, if a person is trying to explain what chemistry is, he might say that it is “kinda” like math and “sorta” like science. He does not know exactly how to explain Chemistry, so he compares it using the convenient wishy-washy comments. Parental Remarks have a tendency to irritate the younger generation. Examples of parental remarks include the phrases, “maybe next time” and “because I said so.” Parents
When people speak, they use certain speech patterns out of habit such as placeholders, wishy-washy comments, and parental remarks. Some of these may be unconscious habits and popular words or expressions. Conversations become traditional. People speak the way they are accustomed to and because it has always been that way. Exposure of these speech patterns enables us as humans, to recklessly apply them in everyday conversation. Placeholders have proven to be an ideal category of classic speech patterns. Examples of placeholders include the phrases, um, well, you know, and like. Placeholders are often used to “fill in” gaps in a conversation in order to keep thoughts flowing. When individuals do not know what to say, they use words like “um” and “well” to fill in the awkward halt in between words. Because the short openings in a discussion are filled with placeholders, it prevents others from speaking. Remarkably talkative people often use placeholders because they do not want others to have a chance to talk. Although talkative individuals use placeholders for their selfish needs, innocent individuals who need a few more moments to think about what they want to express also use placeholders. Wishy-washy comments are an additional example of speech patterns. These words include “sorta” and “kinda.” The comical aspect of this category is that the phrases, “sorta” and “kinda,” are not actual words. They are abbreviations of the phrases, sort of and kind of. Wishy-washy comments are often used to explain or relate two things. For example, if a person is trying to explain what chemistry is, he might say that it is “kinda” like math and “sorta” like science. He does not know exactly how to explain Chemistry, so he compares it using the convenient wishy-washy comments. Parental Remarks have a tendency to irritate the younger generation. Examples of parental remarks include the phrases, “maybe next time” and “because I said so.” Parents