So, Ya Know
I’m no expert on speech or public speaking, but what really GRINDS MY GEARS is the over-use of “ya know” and “so”
Why does it seem that in many people’s everyday speech, we are just supposed to know, ya know?
WHY has “ya know” replaced where punctuation should go when we talk. Its like someone went into microsoft word in your brain and replaced all periods, comas and semi-colons with “ya know”.
“I was driving to the gym ya know on the way I saw a Wendy’s they have that new burger ya know with more meat ya know so instead of going to the gym I fed my fat-ass… ya know.
How about the seemingly new way to end your portion of a conversation. I notice this with way too many people, myself included. And I always hate when I catch my self doing this. After finishing a story, it seems to always be finished with a long drawn out “soooo..” until someone responds to what you say.
Now I bring this up because I recently began my masters degree. My class is mainly teachers, since I am going for educational leadership. Part of the class is a lot of discussion based on personal experiences. One of the people in my class ALWAYS has something to say, and a lot. Every story she tells is LITTERED with “ya know” and always finishes with “so”. in an approximately a 2 minute long story, “ya know” was said 15 times (yes I had a tally going). FIFTEEN TIMES! This person is teaching our youth. If you are no good at public speaking, you should not be teaching our youth. This next generation is going to have absolutely no speaking skills with some of these teachers and of course texting and social media.
Her is what it would’ve sounded like coming from that teacher.
“Now I bring this up because I recently began my masters degree ya know My class is mainly teachers ya know since I am going for educational leadership ya know Part of the class is a lot of discussion based on personal experiences ya know One of the people in my class ALWAYS has something to say ya know and a lot ya know Every story she tells is LITTERED with “ya know” and always finishes with “so” ya know in an approximately a 2 minute long story ya know “ya know” was said 15 times (yes I had a tally going) FIFTEEN TIMES ya know This person is teaching our youth ya know If you are no good at public speaking ya know you should not be teaching our youth ya know This next generation is going to have absolutely no speaking skills with some of these teachers and of course texting and social media…Sooo..”
