If you’re describing something, and you find yourself saying “blah blah blah” to close out the thought, it may not just be a shortcut to the next sentence. Instead, it may be a sign that you haven’t thought enough about what you’re trying to describe. Try finishing your explanations with real words to make sure you’re actually on the right track.
Jordi
on 23 Sep 09Has this something to do with “blah blah blah”s in David speeches?
Alex
on 23 Sep 09@Jordi Where did you saw David closing his thought with “blah-blah”? He sure could use it as a shortcut in speech like anyone else if he sees that people he’s talking to already got the thought.
Also I think that using a lot of complex words is a sign of shallow understanding.
Rajarajan
on 23 Sep 09Thats really nice Jason. good insight. Thank you
Neil Middleton
on 23 Sep 09Scary, only last night I did this in a blog post for the first time. Are you sure you guys aren’t watching me?
I feel bad now.
Joe Taylor Jr.
on 23 Sep 09I once had a boss who liked to end every paragraph in his memos with “etc.”
That way, when anything ever went wrong and he needed to take someone to task, he could tell them that he gave them specific instructions. If that unfortunate soul couldn’t find the documentation, the boss would just say, “that was covered under the ‘etc.’”
Sebastian
on 23 Sep 09Nobody should ever use “blah blah blah” in ANY kind of a speech. There are few things that annoy me more than this.
Ryan
on 23 Sep 09Phew, good, that’s why I always use “yada, yada, yada.”
Anna
on 23 Sep 09Disagree … in some instances “blah blah blah” is the “squiggly line” in the verbal form of sketching. It’s ok to get the gist across and work out details later sometimes.
Happy
on 23 Sep 09What’s the deal with the nba.com ‘Here’ alert box popping up on /svn?
Daniel
on 23 Sep 09@Happy +1
Dominic Morin
on 23 Sep 09Great insight Jason,
I’m not a specialist but, we sometimes do that when we are not 100% sure that the person or group we speak with is 100% listening, we feel some pressure to end the current sentence and switch to the next one so we can get people attention again.
Like I said, I’m not a specialist blah blah blah…
EH
on 23 Sep 09“Blah blah blah” is a purely specialist term, unfortunately it’s reserved for specialists of their own ideas. It reflects that the person has developed an image of what they’re talking about, but are unable or unmotivated to accurately describe it.
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