Well, .......

Affable

For some reason I get really annoyed by the following (largely American) forum mannerism; going 'Well, ' needlessly the start of any sentence when making a point. I think it's because it has a slightly patronising and self aggrandizing ring to it.

That's all, just wondered if I was the only one.

Sherifu

Well, that's awesome like.

Affable

Sherifu wrote: »

Well, that's awesome like.

Well, I think you've got the idea.

The Bollox

well...

Affable

The Bollox wrote: »

well...

Well, I like that kind of well, just not the other ****witted kind of 'Well, ...'.

c - 13

Well bhoy ! (Waterford greeting, not to be confused with any Americanisms)

Bard

T'is quite common in the north east, Dundalk area particularly... starting a sentence with "WELL!" and ending it with ", HEY?".

"Well! What's the craic, hey?" and so on...


I'm not saying its RIGHT, it's just not strictly American.

Affable

Bard wrote: »

T'is quite common in the north east, Dundalk area particularly... starting a sentence with "WELL!" and ending it with ", HEY?".

"Well! What's the craic, hey?" and so on...


I'm not saying its RIGHT, it's just not strictly American.

Nah, that's totally different though. That wouldn't annoy.

The Bollox

Bard wrote: »

T'is quite common in the north east, Dundalk area particularly... starting a sentence with "WELL!" and ending it with ", HEY?".

"Well! What's the craic, hey?" and so on...


I'm not saying its RIGHT, it's just not strictly American.

phonetically it's more of a "hai"

"well, ya right thar, hai?"

Chong

Affable wrote: »

For some reason I get really annoyed by the following (largely American) forum mannerism; going 'Well, ' needlessly the start of any sentence when making a point. I think it's because it has a slightly patronising and self aggrandizing ring to it.

That's all, just wondered if I was the only one.

Never ever go to Tipperary then mate.

uglyjohn

Cruijff wrote: »

Never ever go to Tipperary then mate.

Dead right about tippeary there buddy.

based on people i work with Cavan and Offaly are out too....although thats not much of a loss.

leninbenjamin

well... American... what? have you ever been out the country then?

Do you mean bhuel? I wonder where the yanks got it from.

connundrum

When I'm down the country I always start off a conversation (not a sentence) with Well.

But I say it like:

Well...?

Its like sayin how are ya, or howya.

elmolesto

Well, that is cool

Clare Bear

I always thought it was a Meath thing, used to live with a muppet from Meath and she constantly said it.

Well.....WELL FOCKING WHAT YOU MEATH MUPPET!!!!! FINISH THE FOCKING SENTENCE!!!:mad:


Really didn't like that girl.

ScumLord

I say well in place of hello. Never thought of it as an american thing.

Creature

I like don't mind it, but, like what I find irritating is people like using the word like excessively and like totally coming across as a annoying Californian teenager, like.

uskidsgo

Well, saying "well?" to substitute for "hello, how's it going, any news?" is a fair common saying in Tipperary like!! It's fair lousy of you to start picking on well:p

I always thought it was a culchie thing.

kmart6

Well now why would you think that was just an American thing?!

kevmy

Well is definitely a country thing, not American. It's done round parts of Mayo and Roscommon too. Myself and a mate are always doing it from habit which hugely confuses some of the foreign guys that work with use.


I also think the like thing being solely American is a lie. I remember it being said in "like, ya know, like" way when I was growing up well before the influence of Friends and the OC. I understand that it can be used in a D4 way which is incredibly annoyingly American but the excessive use of like was an Irish thing before that