So, Like, Ya'know
I was riding the train into town on Tuesday and had the great misfortune to sit behind a young college student who was obviously majoring in communications.
I almost went mad. Driven into a murderous rage by this man's language. I can only imagine what was happening to the person on the other end of the phone. Most likely he was equally articulate.
No, it wasn't vulgar or foul--it was.... I don't know how to describe it. It was agonizing to listen to. Every third word was "ya'know." Literally. I sat there for ten minutes so obsessed by his inarticulate conversation that I actually began counting how many word he would say before he said "ya'know" again.
He averaged three words before he said "ya'know" again. The most words he was able to say before repeating himself was eight.
Here's a verbatim transcript of part of his conversation:
"Well, ya'know, it's like, ya'know, we ya'know, really should, ya'know, do something, ya'know."
Ja, and if I did something, it'd be justifiable homicide.
I almost went mad. Driven into a murderous rage by this man's language. I can only imagine what was happening to the person on the other end of the phone. Most likely he was equally articulate.
No, it wasn't vulgar or foul--it was.... I don't know how to describe it. It was agonizing to listen to. Every third word was "ya'know." Literally. I sat there for ten minutes so obsessed by his inarticulate conversation that I actually began counting how many word he would say before he said "ya'know" again.
He averaged three words before he said "ya'know" again. The most words he was able to say before repeating himself was eight.
Here's a verbatim transcript of part of his conversation:
"Well, ya'know, it's like, ya'know, we ya'know, really should, ya'know, do something, ya'know."
Ja, and if I did something, it'd be justifiable homicide.
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