Quite a few, actually . . .
Posted By: CTT on 2008-10-27
In Reply to: What is your most annoying redundant speech pattern? sm - Lydia
At least once per paragraph, one doctor I type for begins a sentence with "Nevertheless, however," redundant and just plain annoying.
He also refers to every area of the patient's life as one in which the patient is either "functioning adequately" or "adequately functioning"--yes, sometimes in the same sentence.
"Otherwise" often refers, according to at least two doctors, to "other than" absolutely nothing: He says nothing at all about their eyes, for example, except that they are "otherwise normal."
"Otherwise" than what?!
But my "favorite" piece of not only "verbal filler" but downright misuse is "the latter," which is supposed to refer to, well, "the latter" of TWO, isn't it?
I'd even give it to him if it were the LAST of a series, but no, an actual example is:
"She saw her primary care physician last Tuesday and will be seeing the latter next week as well."
Doesn't it just sound so "lah-dee-freakin-dah"?
Yes, I actually just replace "the latter" with "him" or "her," and have yet to be challenged on it.
I could go on and on, but that would be annoying as well, wouldn't it?
"Nevertheless, however . . ."
--CTT
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