The Most Useful Of American Phrases

[Stone holm]

I believe tonight I had an epiphany as to the most utilitarian of American phrases. I came to realize it when during a conversation triggered by an Institute assignment that she was working on we both used it within the space of about five minutes. It is one of those quirks of American verbal survival that we inherit from our kids if we have survived raising numerous teenagers and now are relishing the prospect of our own children running the gauntlet we call dealing with teenagers. The phrase is a very simple one in which the inflection needs to be a little heavy handed, it is: "Yeah, whatever!." What a wonderfully useful phrase.

[Duncan]

I believe tonight I had an epiphany as to the most utilitarian of American phrases. I came to realize it when during a conversation triggered by an Institute assignment that she was working on we both used it within the space of about five minutes. It is one of those quirks of American verbal survival that we inherit from our kids if we have survived raising numerous teenagers and now are relishing the prospect of our own children running the gauntlet we call dealing with teenagers. The phrase is a very simple one in which the inflection needs to be a little heavy handed, it is: "Yeah, whatever!." What a wonderfully useful phrase.

I know, right!

[CASteinman]

I believe tonight I had an epiphany as to the most utilitarian of American phrases.... The phrase is a very simple one in which the inflection needs to be a little heavy handed, it is: "Yeah, whatever!." What a wonderfully useful phrase.

meh.... if you say so...

Edited March 18, 2013 by CASteinman

[Smith]

The phrase is a very simple one in which the inflection needs to be a little heavy handed, it is: "Yeah, whatever!." What a wonderfully useful phrase.

And I was like..... no way!

[Stone holm]

And I was like..... no way!

No that implies too much of an actual position....