“This is a terrific show—I plan to learn a lot!
One suggestion: it’s so common nowadays in American English to use the filler words “kind of” and “sort of.” While sometimes these expressions have lexical meaning, they often serve as little more than dead wood. Or worse, they dilute or confuse, with weird locutions such as “it’s kind of literally true.” What in the world might such a sentence mean?
Of course, neither of you said anything as egregious as that! And some filler is normal (even desirable, as no one wants to sound like they’re reading a script). But perhaps consider cutting back on “kind of” and “sort of?”
I’m confident this podcast will become one of my faves. We NEED this information and I am so glad you two are providing it!”
Syntax Babe via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/02/21