“Yeah, no…”

[Barcon]

Just googled it actually and it’s been written about quite extensively by linguists. It was born In Australia apparently. I even found a little piece on its use by footballers which makes sense:

“The next time a footballer answers “yeah no”, be aware that there is more to the reply than just an “um-ah” prefix. In this sporting context, Professor Burridge says “yeah no” is often used in its abstract context; as a way to defuse a compliment by a bashful footballer.

“You’ve got to downplay the compliment but you can’t reject it because that seems ungracious. It’s a complicated little thing.”

I think he's giving the dopey cunts too much credit.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

My pet peeve in interviews is “Good question…”

Don’t hear it so much in football interviews, but it’s an epidemic in the business world.

 

[KS55]

My pet peeve in interviews is “Good question…”

Don’t hear it so much in football interviews, but it’s an epidemic in the business world.

“I’m glad you asked me that.”

 

[Stephen230]

“By the way” at the end of every other sentence is the one that is currently annoying me.

Keown was the first one I noticed doing it. But it seems to have spread and all co-comms now appear to be contracted to use it at least 10 times per game.

McCoist has taken it one step further and not only does the pointless “ by the way “ at the end but doubles up with an equally meaningless “Let me tell you” at the start.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

“By the way” at the end of every other sentence is the one that is currently annoying me.

Keown was the first one I noticed doing it. But it seems to have spread and all co-comms now appear to be contracted to use it at least 10 times per game.

McCoist has taken it one step further and not only does the pointless “ by the way “ at the end but doubles up with an equally meaningless “Let me tell you” at the start.

MCCoist loves to “tell you what” too.

 

[adelaideblue]

Just googled it actually and it’s been written about quite extensively by linguists. It was born In Australia apparently. I even found a little piece on its use by footballers which makes sense:

“The next time a footballer answers “yeah no”, be aware that there is more to the reply than just an “um-ah” prefix. In this sporting context, Professor Burridge says “yeah no” is often used in its abstract context; as a way to defuse a compliment by a bashful footballer.

“You’ve got to downplay the compliment but you can’t reject it because that seems ungracious. It’s a complicated little thing.”

yep very common in australia almost everyone says it when you listen to interviews, its actually "yeah, nah" here

 

[Stephen230]

MCCoist loves to “tell you what” too.

My ranking of favourite co-comms is pretty much a list of how little they talk.

Listening to Hinchcliffe on the Leeds game the other night. He didn’t say anything that particularly offended me. But Jesus Christ, I don’t think he shut the fuck up for longer than about two seconds in the whole game.

 

[ChicagoBlue]

“By the way” at the end of every other sentence is the one that is currently annoying me.

Keown was the first one I noticed doing it. But it seems to have spread and all co-comms now appear to be contracted to use it at least 10 times per game.

McCoist has taken it one step further and not only does the pointless “ by the way “ at the end but doubles up with an equally meaningless “Let me tell you” at the start.

I meet a lot of new crew members and if someone introduces themselves as “Hi! I’m John, by the way,” I almost always answer “Oh, we must be related!” When they ask, “We are?” I simply reply, “We must be, because I’m (ChicagoBlue), by the way!”

It’s a bit obnoxious, but like for you, it is a source of irritation! :-/

 

[Keeper!]

Init so like

 

[r.soleofsalford]

"Obviously" stakes a fighting claim here too.

Do you mean,

Reporter :- "Hello Wayne, there is a Rumour you been shagging grannies again".
Rooney :- " well obviously".