Massive pet peeve: when people say “right?” at the end of every other sentence when presenting / problem solving

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I know right??

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Right?

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Start saying wrong and they’ll shut up. Source: it’s also one of my pet peeves

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Hash tag #amirite???

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It depends?

Mark Cuban is notorious for this.

This and ending every thought in every conversation with, "ya know?"

To each their own, right?

It’s a conversation filler and usually related to nervousness. Perhaps address that instead - can they be better prepared to present? Or is the problem solving process inclusive?

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