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Matthew
@matthew
How often do you say the word “interesting” in conversation? My friend remarked last night that it’s a vague filler word, and he’s right. I use it that way far too often. It’s sort of like how startups call themselves a “platform.” Doesn’t mean anything.
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Matthew
@matthew
“the interesting thing is…”
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Kenneth
@kenneth
Too often, I used to use use "um" and "uh" a lot, but found myself replacing those with "awesome" or "interesting" 😩
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Karthik Senthil
@karthiksenthil
The new “in word” is curious (im curious how …. )
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Victor Ma 🧾
@vm
i say it all the time, but i also find things interesting and want the other person to know..what do i do!?
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Jay Jay
@jayjay
When you say interesting it probably means you are the opposite of interested
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LYLΞ
@lyle
guessing I say this a fair amount what's a better alternative?
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Mantej Rajpal 🇺🇸
@mantej.eth
Next time you can tell me to my face instead of subcasting me
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maricris
@maricris
honestly I only ever use “interesting” when I’m not present in the convo
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Colin
@colin
“Huh, neat” is my go-to filler word
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elizabeth.ai
@elizabeth
'interesting' is my go-to expletive
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czar
@czar
I do use it. But thinking more about it, i don’t use it for filler, I actually use it only when someone gives me an insight or angle I haven’t thought about. I wish I said it more often.
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Joe Petrich 🟪
@jpetrich
I use it pretty often, and I do mean that it's interesting, as in something that would merit thought and attention, but I don't necessarily have a well formed thought to add.
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Murdo
@murdo
Too often but usually as a response when someone makes a statement / asks a question to give me time to process.
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Carlos Matallín
@matallo.eth
I try to use few times since I’ve noticed people use it too much, similarly to “exciting”. Maybe it’s an American thing.
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zico
@zico
I try to say unusual when I want to say interesting.
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@samhcarter
I say it often, but only when I mean it. My rule of thumb is: Be able to give a good answer if people call you out asking why. - Often, I say “interesting” when a statement doesn’t elicit an immediate, conviction-filled response (often needs nuanced thought or follow-up Q’s)
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Benjamin Basche
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Interesting
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Alex Reinstein
@asr
I’m shook
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naren
@naren
sometimes there are words that you use just to acknowledge you were listening, w/o there being silence as you think of how to respond. "interesting" tends to be one of those, assuming not said sarcastically
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