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malepitt t1_jad1yfl wrote

New linguistic white noise pet peeve: "That's a really good question." In every interview, ever, after almost every question

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Landlubber77 t1_jad343g wrote

That's a really good observation.

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DirtyReseller t1_jad4lqh wrote

That’s a really good clarification.

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adamcoe t1_jad7zqc wrote

Mostly people say that because it gives them an opportunity to think of something to say. Politicians use these kinds of things a LOT, so they can think of something clever sounding (or what they think is clever sounding) to respond to journalists.

"You know my team and I have been spending a lot of time talking about that very issue, Bob" (I'm barely familiar with whatever you just said and my assistant is going to give me the talking points about this on the bus so I'll have a better answer for this question when I get asked it 5 more times today.)

"I'm glad you brought that up, because I think that's a question that a lot of people here in (town/state) have, and I'm glad that finally my party has an answer for them." (Proceeds to give that "answer" in the broadest terms possible, like "we're bringing jobs back to (area)!" or "that's why that once we're elected, we're going to make these streets safe again!")

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malepitt t1_jad943r wrote

Those called upon to lead prayer in church will say, "O precious Lord, holy blessed God, I just want to thank you, really thank you, and in your holy, blessed name, we ask" for the same reason: it's a signal flare for inspiration

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adamcoe t1_jad9pnr wrote

"oh God you are so big. So absolutely huge. We're all pretty impressed down here, I can tell you."

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PsionicBurst t1_jaerneo wrote

Oh, God, what a guy-heh, a big guy, really. Obviously way bigger than me, y-you bet, but hey, that's uh, that's just how it happens. Nice uh, face-uh, I mean, facial features going on, you know? Very handsome fellow, yeah. Probably maybe, uh, maybe better-almost as good as I am. Yeah, probably, you know somebody, needs to do a DNA testing, uh, test thing, you know, th-those things they do nowadays in forensic crime shows? See 'em all the time, in my free time, whenever I'm not-uh, signing loads of papers for things here and, uh, there. Yeah, it's, uh, a real-uh, a really great thing, lemme tell you something, and listen up, 'cuz it's a, it's gonna be a real good one, you won't believe it...

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Iminlesbian t1_jae5qp0 wrote

Whenever I was hiring people "That's a really good question" was said because it was so rare anyone would actually have a decent question.

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ASpiralKnight t1_jadu2d6 wrote

Freakonomics did an episode on it.

I don't think there were any novel findings.

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malepitt t1_jaduciy wrote

I wish some brave interviewer would just ask, "What color underwear do you have on right now?"

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LandoChronus t1_jae8ixa wrote

That's a great question, thank you for asking. Let me tell you something. I know all about underwear. I have the best underwear. People tell me all the time. I'm currently wearing 3 of the best underwears in the world. Right now. They're amazing. Tremendous.

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Bad-Uncle t1_jaee3tq wrote

"Of COURSE it's a really good question, you gibbering tit! She's Terry fucking Gross! Did you have NO idea what you would be asked about???"
Drives me absolutely BATSHIT. Just...shut up for a minute while you think up your answer, goddamnit. Glad it's not just me.

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Raichu7 t1_jaek85y wrote

That’s a really good way to stall for time while you try to think up an answer to an unexpected question.

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TruthExposed t1_jad7w39 wrote

Everytime I work on a logo and am looking for the right font.

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dgtlfnk t1_jaeukl7 wrote

I usually pull up a full sentence with that word in it somewhere. And sometimes other words/letters I need to see. Being able to look at other words and glance back to the main one here and there is a good palate cleanser.

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myeff t1_jad3w0t wrote

You're rewatching Ted Lasso, aren't you? Just saw this scene last night.

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Sourbreaker t1_jadb13e wrote

“Plan. Plan. Plan. Plan.”

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GonzoVeritas t1_jadnh1w wrote

I started a rewatch last night, too. I like it even better the second time around, I'm really noticing how truly great the writing is.

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Tuckaho-Joe t1_jaddgtf wrote

I wonder is this that satiation you speak of: The Story of Valmiki “For his whole life, the thief had only said harsh and unkind words. So, try as he might, he could not utter the word “Rama”. But Narada was too kind to leave him. So he tried another method. He slowly said the word “Mara”, which means ‘death’. This time the robber was very happy to say the word! He really liked it! He began saying it, over and over again. “Mara, Mara, Mara, Mara. And he started repeating the syllables in quick succession. . . “Mara, Mara, Ma-Ra, Ma-Ra, Ma, Ra, Ma, Ra, Ma, Ra-Ma, Ra-Ma, Rama, Rama.

Without realising it, the robber was repeating the holy name of Lord Rama. He was captivated by the charm of the sacred name and he went on repeating the name, forgetful of where he was. He sat like that for ages, without moving and without opening his eyes. Years passed away. Seeing him sitting like an immovable stone, ants, worms and insects crawled fearlessly near him. They built their homes and nests on his body. The anthills grew and grew until they covered him completely. This long penance washed away all the robber’s sins”

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Bean_Juice_Brew t1_jadf8s6 wrote

Bowl... Bowl... Bowl... Bowl... Bowl... Bowl... Bowl... Bowl...

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RetroMetroShow t1_jad1xv3 wrote

Very common when people say their last names

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DirtnAll t1_jaekybd wrote

Has happened to me when I had to sign my name too many times in a row.

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anrwlias t1_jadl7zw wrote

Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation. Semantic satiation.

Dang, you're right.

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Mattigator t1_jadqph6 wrote

I had the feeling even before I said it once

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SideshowMelsHairbone t1_jad414l wrote

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Lyrolepis t1_jadiguf wrote

Weirdly enough, for me it works as advertised for words in my native language (Italian, if it matters), but it doesn't seem to work at all in English (or at least, if it works it does so slowly enough that I got bored with repeating random words to myself before it happened).

I'm just musing around; but perhaps it might be related to me having learnt English words (and the association between their sound and their meaning) much later in my life and in a more formal, less "unconscious" way?

I'd be curious to see if other bilingual people notice the same, or if that's just me being weird.

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Adv1572 t1_jaerxs9 wrote

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LeavingTheCradle t1_jad778b wrote

First time this happened was on a bus and it was the word "tree"

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JohnWinthrop t1_jad7le7 wrote

When I'm drunk I forget how many nas Banana has, the word just falls apart in it's repetition.

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MonkeysOnMyBottom t1_jaduz55 wrote

I remember as a child I knew how to spell banana but I didn't know when to stop spelling banana. I would often have 3 or 4 nas

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Cantora t1_jaejdot wrote

Interesting... I had assumed this was the same thing.

Jamais vu (“never seen”) is the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar.

E.G. When you write a word down and it looks odd like the spelling of it makes no sense

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Tha_Watcher t1_jaezhfb wrote

It's called temporarily waking up from the cosmic dream or taking the red pill.

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ThaGr8WiteDope t1_jadaq0a wrote

Coincidentally, doesn’t take long with a word like ‘satiation.’

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TheDanishDude t1_jadp299 wrote

Does this also count for reading words? I find that if I focus too much on one word and its letters I stop being able to process it correctly after some time?

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Greizen_bregen t1_jadt7c3 wrote

Semantic satiation... Semantic satiation... Semantic satiation...

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-Squimbelina- t1_jaeiw1i wrote

The word that loses its meaning fastest for me is “table”. Semantic satiation almost instant.

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infodawg t1_jaemkhe wrote

Buttplug Buttplug Buttplug Buttplug Buttplug Buttplug Buttplug Buttplug ... Yep! Works for me!

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BitchlmTheShit t1_jadky7v wrote

I had a friend tell me they where to see a movie called ntionltrezur, after repeating for a couple times i accepted it and was like oh that movie.

Then i went home and i was like "ooooh national treasureee..."

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valtiell t1_jadtsjj wrote

Quadrant

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eruborus t1_jadv630 wrote

And if it's a Yiddish word it's called "Semitic semantic satiation."

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opiate_lifer t1_jae04mb wrote

Analogy, analogy, analogy,.....anal ogy?

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One-Mood t1_jae7ekt wrote

Ghosts

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One-Mood t1_jae7qx8 wrote

If you aren't dwelling on the "tss tss" sound after a few repetitions...

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riplikash t1_jad4y20 wrote

Now I wonder what "Somantic Satiation" would mean.

You feel a part of your body so much it no longer feels like part of your body?

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405cw t1_jadkdam wrote

I believe that would be Somatic Satiation, and sounds a lot like Dissociative Identity Disorder

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Spare-Competition-91 t1_jadongg wrote

I've done this with words I find hard to really picture. I do this with a handful of words. In my brain, the word definitely loses all meaning and I'm like, this, what is this?

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