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saalweachter 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: New accounts on HN more likely to use em-dashes

I find various verbal tics come and go in my speech and writing over time.

Lately "I mean" has been jumping out at me.

It really only bothers me when I notice I've used it for multiple comments in the same thread or, worse, multiple times in the same comment.

criddell 4 months ago [–]

I used to use honestly quite a bit and then noticed how unnecessary it was (does it ever improve a sentence?) and how overused it is on Reddit.

I've also pretty much dropped just from my vocabulary when I'm talking about an alternative way to do something.

GreenWatermelon 4 months ago | [–]

I mean, it just wasn't actually that useful, honestly.

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