What's With 'Actually'?
“Actually, a sheep is technically not a goat.”“The sword is in my neck, actually. Could you dial 9-1-1?”
“Actually, I don’t believe in ghost writers.”
“I’m a vegetarian actually. I only eat vegetables, legumes, fruits, and fish. What? A Catholic vegetarian? No, never heard of it.”
“Actually, you’re an idiot.”
What is there about the word actually and the split second of silence afterwards that is so off-putting? So, I-know-it-all? So, the-conversation-ends-here? Why do people use it to build an instant protective wall up around themselves? The Amiglia-matic wonders, actually.
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Today I suffer from hay fever. I suspect it shows.
And I didn't mean you have sweaty socks.
See, I told you. I'm and idiot.
You know what other word looks weird? 'Stuff'. What's with that second f? Is it pronounced more succinctly? Exhaled out, double-time? An extra f is like an extra elbow.
Anyway, if we do buy them I think we should re-brand them as nutcrackers and sell them to some gullible celebrities for a few hundred thousand. Or we could just use them as door knockers. Meh!
Annoying to other to the N'th degree.
Cheers