Like, You know..Whatever. Angela Chase Syndrome
source: http://jezebel.com/5317715/do-you-suffer-from-angela-chase-syndrome
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I always knew My So Called Life would destroy me. Jordan Catellano, you ruined my ability to love nice young men.
From Jezebel.com:
"I know I'm not alone on this one: the conversations I have with women my age are filled with likes, you knows, whatevers, etc. It just a normalized way of speaking at this point, though as I get older, I am starting to realize that speaking in Angela Chase mode is off-putting and irritating, to the point where I cringe as soon as a "like" or "you know" escapes my mouth. I suppose there are worse things one might have to deal with: the dreaded baby voice, for example, that leads so many women to begin a conversation with, "Hi-yeeee!" and end it with "Think yaaauwwww, mmmbyee! (thank you, bye)." And, of course, there's that obnoxious mode of speaking wherein people insist? Upon ending all of their sentences? In a question? Even though they aren't actually asking a question?
The best thing, I guess, that one can do to fight Angela Chase Syndrome is to just be aware of it and try, in the smallest ways, to work on it. A small voice is a sign of someone who is unsure of what they are saying; "likes" and "you knows" are hesitations, pauses from a stream of certainties. I am almost 30 years old. I should probably stick to saying the things I am sure of, and leave the "likes" and "you knows" behind.
Or whatever. You know."
What say you, commenters? Do you suffer from Angela Chase Syndrome? And is there any way to fix it?
From Jezebel.com:
"I know I'm not alone on this one: the conversations I have with women my age are filled with likes, you knows, whatevers, etc. It just a normalized way of speaking at this point, though as I get older, I am starting to realize that speaking in Angela Chase mode is off-putting and irritating, to the point where I cringe as soon as a "like" or "you know" escapes my mouth. I suppose there are worse things one might have to deal with: the dreaded baby voice, for example, that leads so many women to begin a conversation with, "Hi-yeeee!" and end it with "Think yaaauwwww, mmmbyee! (thank you, bye)." And, of course, there's that obnoxious mode of speaking wherein people insist? Upon ending all of their sentences? In a question? Even though they aren't actually asking a question?
The best thing, I guess, that one can do to fight Angela Chase Syndrome is to just be aware of it and try, in the smallest ways, to work on it. A small voice is a sign of someone who is unsure of what they are saying; "likes" and "you knows" are hesitations, pauses from a stream of certainties. I am almost 30 years old. I should probably stick to saying the things I am sure of, and leave the "likes" and "you knows" behind.
Or whatever. You know."
What say you, commenters? Do you suffer from Angela Chase Syndrome? And is there any way to fix it?
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- LoveLife, whatever, My So Called Life, Angela Chase
