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Video: The Thursday Morning Murrmudgeon

04.14.2022 by David Murray // 3 Comments

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  1. Jenny says

    April 15, 2022 at 12:53 pm

    This was great! I am hung up on adult professional commentators constantly saying “sort of “in the middle of their “commenting”. CONSTANTLY. I think you may have addressed this before? Also, people answering with , “I mean….” Ugh!

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  2. David Murray says

    April 15, 2022 at 1:57 pm

    Yes, “sort of” is a habitual hedge, a chicken-shitted disclaimer.

    “You said, ‘Off with her head!'”

    “No, I said, ‘Sort of, off with her head!'”

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  3. Craig Davis says

    April 16, 2022 at 4:10 pm

    Those are definitely annoying verbal clangers! I hate it when politicians being interviewed by reporters start every answer to a question with “look”, or “listen”.

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