Taking time to stop, think, and reflect on the art of human communication as an educator and a learner.
Friday, January 4, 2013
Um, Like, You know...
After school Wednesday, I had to make a quick stop at a store at the Apache Mall. Since the store was having a pretty big sale, it was busy, and the lines at the cashier were very long. As I mentioned in previous students' blogs, I am a big fan of a people watching. The way this store was set up, though, didn't give me that opportunity. Instead, I was forced with having to listen to two girls having a conversation in line behind me. Every other word was "like," "um," or "you know." The one girl was venting that she only got a $50 dollar gift card to the store we were in. Her friend was far too agreeable. I'm not sure what these two girls were sharing was even a conversation. I felt it more resembled a list of filler words. I'm sure passing words back and forth helped them pass the time, but I would hardly consider what they had as a dialogue.
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