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Title: Absolutely
Post by: funtimefrankie on May 17, 2009, 07:47:22 pm
Why does nearly everyone that's interviewed on TV/radio start their answer with "Absolutely" these days.???

Sorry if you haven't noticed, but you will now :-))
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: ixion on May 17, 2009, 07:58:24 pm
Quote from: funtimefrankie on May 17, 2009, 07:47:22 pm
Sorry if you haven't noticed, but you will now :-))

Absolutely, your quite right they do.
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: andygh on May 17, 2009, 08:27:55 pm
It's better than "err" or "um"
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: catengineman on May 17, 2009, 08:55:14 pm
Or try listening to radio 2 and Ratcliff and Marconi (not spelt correct) the constant speed stammer with "err" makes me just turn off. much the same when an interview is on "absolutely at the end of the day"

R,
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: FullLeatherJacket on May 17, 2009, 11:14:29 pm
"Really? I'm like devastated..................absolutely sooooooooo well devastated.......well, virtually  absolutely sooooooooo well devastated...............
I guess it's like 'cos I'm comin' from a nucular family and livin' at number fir een, innit?"

(God help us all)

FLJ
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: Colin Bishop on May 17, 2009, 11:27:43 pm
Quote
(God help us all)

Absolution.... %)
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: FullLeatherJacket on May 17, 2009, 11:42:12 pm
Quote from: Colin Bishop on May 17, 2009, 11:27:43 pm
Absolution.... %)

Absolutely, old thing  ok2
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: Colin Bishop on May 17, 2009, 11:45:43 pm
Benedictus then.

Who's Benny anyway?
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: OMK on May 18, 2009, 04:08:34 am
He used to be in 'Crossroads'
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: FullLeatherJacket on May 18, 2009, 09:23:17 am
While you're counting "absolutely"s on one hand, tot up the number of "obviously"s on the other. Radio 4 floats on 'em!
As regards Benny, whatever he did to us he "acted within the rules and didn't do anything wrong".

Amen.

FLJ
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: DickyD on May 18, 2009, 11:27:46 am
The one the Motor racing drivers use all the time is "For sure" at the end of the day.
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: tobyker on May 18, 2009, 01:59:21 pm
"For sure" is much used by the Italians (Forr surre, I am veree appee)(Only he wasn't last weekend cos he changed to dry tyres too early) - I think it's a translation of "e vero" or summat forrin.
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: jonny shoreboy on May 18, 2009, 05:16:09 pm
The one i have noticed is people explaining things starting with:

"The thing is....."

Amazing how often I hear it used (including myself).

I do prefer it to:

 "Like really innit yeah".

That annoys me because they actually CHOOSE to talk like that. And that concludes todays grumpy speech from me.

**gets of soap box**
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: funtimefrankie on May 18, 2009, 05:39:30 pm
Quote from: DickyD on May 18, 2009, 11:27:46 am
The one the Motor racing drivers use all the time is "For sure" at the end of the day.
It used to be    "For sure Murray".................(Walker)
Title: Re: Absolutely
Post by: das boot on May 19, 2009, 04:23:25 am
Basically....yes.


Rich