We must encourage our students (and colleagues) not to use “absolutely” instead of “yes”, and also not to begin almost every reply or statement with “so”. Another irritating habit is the raising of emphasis at the end of statements so that they sound like questions when they are not.
Below is a cartoon I have designed to illustrate one of my points.
I’m like, Oh my God – this is gross?
David Wilson
Dalston, Cumbria
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