There is a new (ish) response when people are conversing (in an actual dialogue, but also in all electronic writing/conversation forms) that is starting to drive me crazy. Since we all know it's a short trip to Nutsville for me, that's not saying much, but let's see what you think.
If person A makes a statement that person B agrees with the conversation will go as follows:
Person A: "I really like that new cafe. Their coffee is better than everywhere else."
Person B: "I know. Right?"
Pardon me, but obviously Person A thinks "right," BECAUSE PERSON A SAID IT FIRST!!!!
Are we so starved for validation, or just so used to being validated that we need to be validated even though we know we will be validated, because the person who is speaking already validated what you think, which is clearly evident to you by the "I KNOW," you are saying which in simple english means "I agree." So what exactly is the point of the "right?"
I think it's the seeming self-centeredness of this that bothers me, or maybe it's the idea that Person B has to co-opt the thought or opinion, by turning it back on Person A as not an original thought.
So what do you think:
I know, right?
1 comment:
I always like this expression - not as a personal validation but as a shared connection of rightness. We're both right, now, because you've known it all along and now I've said it too, hooray!
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