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What does Caroline Kennedy know that we don't?

Recently the New York Times posted audio clips of an interview with Caroline Kennedy discussing her potential selection to the U.S. Senate. Sheila McClear noted on Gawker that Kennedy says "you know" 12 times in the first 49 seconds. "We can't listen to two years of this!," McClear wrote. "Caroline: every pause need not be filled with wordage, you know?" The Times soon changed the headline from "As a Candidate, Kennedy Is Eloquent but Elusive" to "...Forceful but Elusive." But what does saying "you know" actually say, you know, about your personality? Read More

non, like, fluencies?

I've noticed fads and cultural influences among nonfluencies:

Gnome sayn?
Right?
See?
Capisce?
(high pitched) errrr....
(monotonic) uhhhh....
Know mean?
Like
(Ending a statement with a questioning inflection.)
Man

Like, good post, man. Gnome sayn?

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