Unnecessary Time Qualifiers

[JMcCauley]

Does it bother anyone else when people use words like today, this evening, or tonight in sentences when it just isn't necessary? Like cops say, "do you know why I pulled you over today?"

 

[Progster]

I see what you mean, it really makes no sense to use it unless there were previous incidents, isn't it obvious that this is happening today? Or perhaps there is a specific reason for it happening today, but tomorrow there could be a different one?

Word like "really" inserted randomly into sentences annoy me, and I'm also guilty of it - look at my above sentence (here I deliberately put 'really' in to illustrate the point) - "it really makes no sense". I mean, either it makes sense ot it doesn't make sense, how can it 'really' make no sense? Or when people say that they "really don't know" something either you know, or you don't know!!!

 

[JMcCauley]

Well sometimes NTs "really don't know" that can mean a few things. "I don't know" can mean even more things. It can mean they don't want to go into detail, or that they are somewhat exhausted by a line of thinking or a conversation.

 

[Bel]

I don't like when people add frills to everything. Just get to the point! Haha