Focks Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 So many people in the media, in particular in sport say "Look..." ahead of their answer... I first noticed it with the coach of the Tigers saying it after being asked questions by Radio Leicester and it has spread like wildfire across sport it's as if people get coached to answer questions a certain way and the first thing you MUST do is say 'Look" at the start of every answer. It gives the impression that they want everyone to stop and the notice of what they're about to say, very rude in my opinion and if I was asking the question I would quickly say "What?" immediately after they said it to pi$$ them off Rant over
Captain... Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 Look, I know you think this is important, but does it really need a new thread?
LinekersApples Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 I hate this with a passion. it took all my energy not to type "look" at the start of this post as a witty response, but I never will. Tigers coach always says it, as does john Terry and Shane Warne
Jaspa Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 Theyre just trying to be affirmative and have either thought it through personally as a way of handling media arrangements or have picked it up naturally and just say it out of frustration. Its just one of them things, like how alot of people exclaim 'a pleasure', at the end of conversations. Shouldve put this into the 'What Grinds my Gears' topic, its pissing me off far more that so many people are using 'smart' the Americanized way, its everywhere at the moment
LinekersApples Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 1 minute ago, Captain... said: Look, I know you think this is important, but does it really need a new thread? GRRRR
StanSP Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 10 minutes ago, Focks said: So many people in the media, in particular in sport say "Look..." ahead of their answer... I first noticed it with the coach of the Tigers saying it after being asked questions by Radio Leicester and it has spread like wildfire across sport it's as if people get coached to answer questions a certain way and the first thing you MUST do is say 'Look" at the start of every answer. It gives the impression that they want everyone to stop and the notice of what they're about to say, very rude in my opinion and if I was asking the question I would quickly say "What?" immediately after they said it to pi$$ them off Rant over well if you get asked a question, you would want to be listened to.
indierich06 Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 Pearson used that one a lot, and he was certainly very brusque when it came to interviews!
Captain... Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 5 minutes ago, LinekersApples said: GRRRR Look, there is no point getting angry at me, if you open thread titled "Saying "Look" before every answer ", you have to expect some smart arse to reply with "Look..."
bovril Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 Also managers who say "this football club". We know it's a ****ing football club you tosser.
Corky Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 Aussie sportsmen use "Yeah, look" a lot. Usually followed by "England were better than us and deserve to win the Ashes, mate".
Larry_LCFC Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 Wow. Possibily THE most ridiculous thing I have ever seen moaned about on here. Who gives a ****? And more the point, why do you?
StanSP Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 do you get annoyed when Ranieri interrupts journalists during a question or starts off most answers with 'no' despite not actually meaning 'no'...?
bridport007 Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 I first noticed Tony Blair using this all the time and shortly after that most politicians. It's a sign of herd mentality. It's nearly as annoying as Rooney saying..er in between every other word. i.e. er...I'm going to...er...retire...er after the...er next world...cup er...despite...er everyone...er wishing I'd...er fook off...er immediately.
wurmer Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 "Basically......" is far far far more annoying. Look, I'll start a new thread for it.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 5 minutes ago, Larry_LCFC said: Wow. Possibily THE most ridiculous thing I have ever seen moaned about on here. Who gives a ****? And more the point, why do you? Former Tigers coach Pat "Look" Howard used to do it all the time. Really annoying. Richard Cockerill does it too. "Listen", is just as bad. Effectively either is saying, "I'm about to say something extremely important and you damn well better be paying attention!"
Kitchandro Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 37 minutes ago, wurmer said: "Basically......" is far far far more annoying. Arrrgh I can't stop doing this.
Focks Posted 31 August 2016 Author Posted 31 August 2016 1 hour ago, Larry_LCFC said: Wow. Possibily THE most ridiculous thing I have ever seen moaned about on here. Who gives a ****? And more the point, why do you? Larry, do you wear Gola trainers?
Corky Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 1 hour ago, StanSP said: do you get annoyed when Ranieri interrupts journalists during a question or starts off most answers with 'no' despite not actually meaning 'no'...? Yeah. Speak proper English man, dilly ding, dilly dong!
Guest bss9401 Posted 31 August 2016 Posted 31 August 2016 Listen; I cannot believe that we have a linguistics thread. That is my last comment on the subject. End of. Full stop.
Carl the Llama Posted 1 September 2016 Posted 1 September 2016 At the end of the day there are many more redundant cliches and mannerisms to get annoyed about like.
ozleicester Posted 1 September 2016 Posted 1 September 2016 Yeh....nah. its like, a really annoying thing?
Stadt Posted 1 September 2016 Posted 1 September 2016 Listen, I get what you're saying but there's like more irritating things out there
TiffToff88 Posted 1 September 2016 Posted 1 September 2016 the worst one for me is people who start answers with "i mean". i don't know what you mean because you haven't told me yet!
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