What's with yuppies always saying "right" after every sentence?
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Anonymous
| This is big in quasi-academic presentations at conferences. |
Anonymous
| Yuppie? Haven't heard that since the 80's. |
Anonymous
Give an example, please. |
Anonymous
The Y in yuppy is for people who were young urban professionals in the 1980s. But that was 30 years ago, so they're not young anymore. I haven't noticed people aged 55-65 saying "right" after every sentence, but I haven't been looking for it, either. |
Anonymous
| My 53 year old friend says it ALL.OF.THE.TIME and for me, it's like fingernails on a chalkboard. I hate it. Is it a question, or is it agreement. It is the worst and frankly it makes you sound stupid and absorbed. End of rant! |
Anonymous
| Ugh my out of work professor friend who is early 40s says it after nearly every clause of every sentence. And she makes eye contact with me and pauses for me to agree. I want to scream: “I don’t know, you tell me! ITS YOUR STORY!” But I let it go. Nails on chalkboard tho. Deep breaths and nod or say “sure” or “ok...”. Easier to ignore if on the phone. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
| Filler words like "right" over and over makes you sound less intelligent and people judge you by how you speak. A co-worker really has a problem with this and I feel like responding "Left" every time I hear it. |
Anonymous
| Who says "yuppies" anymore? |
Anonymous
That's a verbal crutch Obama used a lot. |
Anonymous
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I hear it used to indicate agreement with the other person’s statement.
A: “This is going to take a lot of effort”. B: “Right?” |
Anonymous
| what's your definition of a yuppie? nobody uses that word anymore. |
Anonymous
Literally every time Jen Psaki opens her mouth. |
Anonymous
Same- I was called a yuppie in 1986 when I moved to DCy |
Anonymous
| What the h*ell is a millennial? Someone born in 2000? |