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23 July 2010

Do you use expressions like "It was a year ago, ish"? Is that a thing? I used that with a client today and she kept using it back and I wasn't sure if it's because it's a normal thing or because my client was picking up on my usage.

post by: occhiblu at: 00:17 | 11 comments

Sure, it seems normal to me. Sometimes I accidentally copy people's affects or speech patterns too.

posted by serazin 23 July | 01:47

It's pretty common here in the UK.

posted by TheophileEscargot 23 July | 04:58

Yar.

posted by Specklet 23 July | 05:47

"No. No, man. Shit, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man."

posted by Eideteker 23 July | 07:30

Normal in the midwest, yeah.

posted by desjardins 23 July | 08:06

Yeah, I think I've likely said that...I definitely use "ish" just not 100% sure on how I slide it into the sentence at any given time. Ish also plays a part in one of my favourite parts of "One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish"

And, yes, I do also tend to steal phrases from people I talk to. I don't do it intentionally at times.

posted by richat 23 July | 08:19

Thanks. I have no problem with her picking it up from me, if that's what happened, it just seemed odd because it was the first time we met and clients don't normally mirror back language that quickly. So I couldn't figure out if it was something clinically significant, or if I was just being a dork. :-)

posted by occhiblu 23 July | 10:45

See, now I'M not clear on if you're a dork or not.

posted by richat 23 July | 11:19

I'm a dork. :-)

Mainly because I was all, "Wow, we're really bonding, she's picking up my language!" and it turns out that no, people just use words the same way that I do, sometimes.

posted by occhiblu 23 July | 11:45

Ahh gotcha. Well you're a well-intentioned dork, which is a good kind, I think. So there.

posted by richat 23 July | 14:44

Normal depends on where you are I guess. I've heard people use it other places but I've not heard it much if at all in the South (except from people not from here).

posted by blucevalo 24 July | 18:10

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