JT and "right?"

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Seems recently a lot of guys use "right?" Non stop. Drives me crazy. JT is the biggest culprit, uses it every 30 seconds. It's definitely better than the "you know what I mean?" Or just plain " you know?" . Why and when did this become a thing?

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My physiotherapist says right after every sentence.  Drives me fuckin nuts. Right?

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Tell us how you really feel 

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I haven’t noticed it - but to your point, it is something a lot of people say

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10/23/2024 8:18pm
Kelz87 wrote:

I haven’t noticed it - but to your point, it is something a lot of people say

I've only recently  ( last few years ) noticed it. But it has gotten out of control. 

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It's corporate speak.  I hear it a lot with sport and political journo's.

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Howdy 

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Dear Moto Gods,

Please let the off season end right now instead of early January...

Sincerely,
Sully

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So you think your schooling's phony
I guess it's hard not to agree
You say it all depends on money
And who is in your family tree
Right (right), you're bloody well right
You got a bloody right to say
Right, you're bloody well right
You know you got a right to say
Ha, ha, you're bloody well right
You know you're right to say
Yeah, yeah, you're bloody well right
You know you're right to say
Me, I don't care anyway
Write your problems down in detail
Take them to a higher place
You've had your cry, no, I shouldn't say wail
In the meantime hush your face
Right (quite right) you're bloody well right
You got a bloody right to say
Right, you're bloody well right
You know you got a right to say
Ha, ha, you're bloody well right
You know you're right to say
Yeah, yeah, you're bloody well right
You know you got a right to say
You got a bloody right to say
You got a bloody right to say
You got a bloody right to say
You got a bloody right to say
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It’s the tone, almost like it’s sarcasm, or he’s talking to a 4 year old. “Zaxston, we don’t run with scissors, ..Riiight..”

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10/23/2024 9:05pm

It’s typically a sign of the ego looking for validation.

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Not as bad as Chad Reed's um's and American accent. 

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Broc Tickle is, by far, the king of "um" during any interview.  Swap is unwatchable for me, he's really bad with the "uh".  

I listen to Pulp and have never caught the JT thing you speak of.

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Emig is bad for the 'rights' as well.  Actually much worse than JT. 

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10/23/2024 9:20pm Edited Date/Time 10/23/2024 9:57pm
rider41 wrote:
Broc Tickle is, by far, the king of "um" during any interview.  Swap is unwatchable for me, he's really bad with the "uh".  I listen to...

Broc Tickle is, by far, the king of "um" during any interview.  Swap is unwatchable for me, he's really bad with the "uh".  

I listen to Pulp and have never caught the JT thing you speak of.

Swap is the worst of a very bad bunch of interviewers in moto.  He can barely get the questions out because he's blowing the riders so hard. 

At the other end of the spectrum is Lewis, who is actually pretty good. 

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Like Eli, right? 

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Yeah, no, right you know.

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Sully wrote:

Dear Moto Gods,

Please let the off season end right now instead of early January...

Sincerely,
Sully

Right ? 

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The constant use of 'obviously' by the riders is unbearable. 

Add to this RC with his 'to your points' and Deegan with his 'yeah, definitely'.  He seems to have misunderstandings as to how to use 'definitely'. 

Someone: "how many changes have you made to the bike?

Deegan: 'Definitely...' 

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rider41 wrote:
Broc Tickle is, by far, the king of "um" during any interview.  Swap is unwatchable for me, he's really bad with the "uh".  I listen to...

Broc Tickle is, by far, the king of "um" during any interview.  Swap is unwatchable for me, he's really bad with the "uh".  

I listen to Pulp and have never caught the JT thing you speak of.

You will now. You're welcome.  Lol

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Kelz87 wrote:

I haven’t noticed it - but to your point, it is something a lot of people say

I see what you did there 👌👌

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Kelz87 wrote:

I haven’t noticed it - but to your point, it is something a lot of people say

It’s definitely the hottest phrase in moto media. 

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10/24/2024 1:46am

It's part of his dynamic, right ? 

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10/24/2024 2:41am
Sully wrote:

Dear Moto Gods,

Please let the off season end right now instead of early January...

Sincerely,
Sully

Like, well you know, uhmmm, that's just your opinion man.

And the reason I say that is...

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10/24/2024 3:13am Edited Date/Time 10/24/2024 3:16am
Herr Lich wrote:

Emig is bad for the 'rights' as well.  Actually much worse than JT. 

I have huge respect for Emig for overcoming his stutter and actually becoming a commentator—that’s incredible to me. There are people with stutter that are afraid to even answer the front door. I couldn’t care less how often he said 'right.'

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I do notice that’s JT’s nervous go to word. Many people have a thing like that. Examples are right, you know what I mean, stuff like that, etc. I notice them all but it doesn’t bother me. Or like Jett always saying ya no. 

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10/24/2024 5:07am Edited Date/Time 10/24/2024 5:11am
Herr Lich wrote:
Swap is the worst of a very bad bunch of interviewers in moto.  He can barely get the questions out because he's blowing the riders so...

Swap is the worst of a very bad bunch of interviewers in moto.  He can barely get the questions out because he's blowing the riders so hard. 

At the other end of the spectrum is Lewis, who is actually pretty good. 

I can't watch Swap. It's so awkward. 

Lewis is alright, but he giggles like a 5 year old who just told his first fart joke.

JT is pretty good. I noticed the right thing, but all in all he is one of the better ones out there. It's amazing to me how he can remember the exact year and venue of any incident over the past 25 years. 

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Since we're jumping on Jason Thomas, did anyone else think he was a real wet blanket at MXdN announcing?  

He did not come across as excited at all even during a fantastic 3rd moto.

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