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 | | yeah, you know wha i'm sayin', like the pharohs, an sheet, they prolly had, like, hundreds a them, umm, discourse things, you know wha i'm sayin'. |
 | | speaking of discourse markers, i am convinced the word "basically" is a discourse marker that indicates "please do not listen to what i am about to say, for it is very technical and though i am pretending as if i am simplifying it for you, i'm not really." |
 | | He really did say the word constantly, and it even ended up in official transcripts of his speeches ("Well, the task I've set forth will long outlive our own generation.") Whether you thought it made him sound like an idiot or a statesman was a good barometer of your political leanings. |
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