"Some people say"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This post is peak navel-gazing. OP has written an essay about a conversational tic like it’s a moral failing instead of a mild annoyance people use to keep small talk low-stakes.

Weird hill to die on. I bet you are fun to talk to, OP.

Other than more words, how is OP's complaint about other people any different than your complaint about OP? Or are you the only one who gets to criticize?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You guys make fun, but if someone did this all the time to pick fights with you in a passive aggressive way, you would also be annoyed. Sheesh.

I'm annoyed by all kinds of minor things. But not to the extent of posting about them like this. It's an overreaction. Some would say ... an extreme overreaction.

And yet, here you are, posting about something that annoys you. Hmm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A famous retort - “which people and why do you trust them?”

"Famous"?

Some people say it’s “famous”.

Zing!

[Anonymous]

Even worse are people say, "Heard folks say..." or "Know a feller who..."

[Anonymous]

Now I have this Oasis song stuck in my head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj_jJl5bBfU&list=RDjj_jJl5bBfU&start_radio=1

[Anonymous]

Some people use “some people say” when they know their interlocutor tends to insist on proving their point. So, it becomes a way for them to go around you trying to convince them of your point of view. A way of saying “we agree to disagree”, or a way to avoid saying “I read on dcurbanmom”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Some people use “some people say” when they know their interlocutor tends to insist on proving their point. So, it becomes a way for them to go around you trying to convince them of your point of view. A way of saying “we agree to disagree”, or a way to avoid saying “I read on dcurbanmom”.

This is my go-to. It's become a joke in my circle.

[Anonymous]

People are saying ...

As if we care what people are saying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Some people use “some people say” when they know their interlocutor tends to insist on proving their point. So, it becomes a way for them to go around you trying to convince them of your point of view. A way of saying “we agree to disagree”, or a way to avoid saying “I read on dcurbanmom”.

This is my go-to. It's become a joke in my circle.

DH calls me on that all the time!