'You know' in every spoken sentence.

[CarrotCrusader]

There's so many people who do this! There's a woman on BBC News now and she's doing it. I don't know, actually, and that's why I'm listening to what she's having to say. Someone I know who is a self-righteous twat also says it an awful lot.

Yes. Along with using the word 'like' multiple times in one sentence alone.

"like" is another one that drives me up the wall. My DH has a word that gets used a lot. I did try to point it out but he had no idea he did it and I could tell he didn't really believe that he did.

But I have never recorded my general conversation so I don't know what I do.

Hear also..."literally"...ugh.
I have berated my teenager about this. Drives me "literally" nuts...

I thought this was an Irish thing? I knew a few Irish people who would slip in 'you know' a lot.
If you watch any interview with the actor Michael Fassbender (he is German/Irish)... he says it a hell of a lot. If you downed a shot every time he said it, you would be pissed.
I do have a friend who is Wiltshire born and bred who uses it a lot... but just on phones calls, and not so much in person.

I feel like 'you know' is used by posher people in conversation. I've heard politicians and experts on the news use the phrase, as well as Americans

Very different to 'dyou know what' used by less posh people

I don't mind it but I can understand it might grate for others

Victoria Beckham starts virtually every sentence with "y'know" and in a tone that suggests she is imparting wisdom.

In Scotland this can be" Ye Ken". It can punctuate every sentence sometimes.

I dont mind it on a conversational level but I do agree that on TV it can be a bit overkill...
No we don't know about what it's like to meet a famous actor/politician/musician etc.. how would we "know" at all...

SIL adds a "ya-know-what-I-mean?" to every second sentence.

We did attempt a drinking game once when we had a shot every time she said it. We had to quit as we would have been paralytic.

She also substitutes "thingy" for a word far too often.

She once said "The things a bit thingy, you know what I mean?"

No I fucking didn't.

There’s a funny guy on tiktok who does skits such as:
-The waiter who has developed a habit of saying “for you” at the end of every sentence.
(eg what can I get for you, I’ll just take that menu for you, I’ll pop your drink down there for you, here’s your food for you)
-The flight attendant who has developed a habit of saying “do” in the middle of every sentence.
(eg we do hope you enjoy today’s flight, we do thank you for choosing our airline, we do ask you to put your seat up at this time).
-The barista who has developed a habit of saying “At all” at the end of every sentence.
(eg any pastries at all? Any sugar in your coffee at all? Do you want chocolate sprinkles at all? Can I get you any food at all)
-The sales assistant who has developed a habit of saying “today” at the end of every question.
(eg did you find everything you were looking for today? Do you need a bag today, what can I get you today, we loved having you here today, can I get anything else for you today).

I find this so irritating. I know people who include ‘like’ in every sentence at least twice. It drives me mad!

My cousin says "right" instead of 'you know'. After a while it's all I hear.

E.g. "I was walking up the road, right. Then all of a sudden, right, a man pops out from behind a bin, right. I said 'Alright' right?

My brother and I used to get 20p a week pocket money and we were fined a penny every time we used whatever repetitive phrase we had currently picked up - ‘you know' , 'sort of thing' and 'like' featured at different points. Stamped it out pretty quickly!

BBC had a woman bishop on at lunchtime. Every sentence included 'lived experience '. Must have said it a dozen times in 90 seconds. Is there any other kind of experience? It was so distracting I can't remember what she was droning on about.

Loads of people say 'obviously' when it's not needed, I know someone who says it pretty much as every other word, it's embarrassing to listen to her.

Know what I mean is the phrase I loathe to hear. The Gallagher brothers in interviews use it a lot also Vernon Kay I've notice recently.

I find it more and more irritating the older I get.