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"Actually" and "genuinely"

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Glowglowdancer · 18/07/2026 07:35

Its driving me insane the amount of posts, texts, etc I see that overuse these two words. What's the psychology behind it??
"I actually thought I was going to pass out".
"I genuinely feel like I want to date him".

This is the new literally. I saw a FB post (in fairness a fairly long one) where genuinely/actually were used a total of nine times.

OP posts:
MsIceSandwich · 18/07/2026 07:38

Actually, I genuinely have no clue.

blubberball · 18/07/2026 07:39

Sometimes people say generally when they mean genuinely

6ate9 · 18/07/2026 07:39

I actually and genuinely agree with you!!!

Moraxella · 18/07/2026 07:40

Overuse of “so” to start sentences either written or spoken. 😮‍💨

Glowglowdancer · 18/07/2026 07:42

Moraxella · 18/07/2026 07:40

Overuse of “so” to start sentences either written or spoken. 😮‍💨

Often followed by "hear me out"

OP posts:
ZenNudist · 18/07/2026 07:42

AI uses genuinely a lot. I tell it not to.

Praminthehall · 18/07/2026 07:47

blubberball · 18/07/2026 07:39

Sometimes people say generally when they mean genuinely

Oh yes. I work with young people and have noticed this a lot.

Also, weirdly, the use of ‘obviously’ when what someone is saying is far from obvious. ‘So then, obviously, my house burnt down’.

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