Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.

Nathan Jones: “Look…”

lordromford
lordromford Posts: 7,783
in General Charlton
Not the biggest issue to have this season, and I don’t know why it irritates me so much, but NJ starting every sentence in any interview with “Look…” is really starting to grate.
Why does he do it? It’s something that seemed to start with South African and Australian cricketers and rugby players a few years ago and then spread to English cricketers, then other sports over here. 
Is it a psychological trick or something? An attempt to sound authoritative? (Some people seem to use “Listen…” instead by the way). Whatever the reason, it’s fucking annoying and I wish he’d stop it.

Now that’s off my chest, I can relax…😎

PS Who’ll post the first response starting with “Look…”? 
My money’s on Mehmet or FA. 😂
«13

Comments

  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,741
    edited January 1
    ;) Look . Chill out 
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    Bedsaddick said:
    ;) Look . Chill out 
    Damn you, Beds! 😂
  • lancashire lad
    lancashire lad Posts: 15,626
    is it better to "look out" or "chill out"?
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    So, look, listen.

    That's the trifecta.
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,850
    Stop. Look. Listen. Think!
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Look LordRomford, there was absolutely no need to target me in your post

    Feeling proper bullied right about now :D
  • daveydanger
    daveydanger Posts: 1,338
    “In terms of stuff”
  • lordromford
    lordromford Posts: 7,783
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Look LordRomford, there was absolutely no need to target me in your post

    Feeling proper bullied right about now :D
    FA, I knew I could rely on you 😂
  • masicat
    masicat Posts: 5,008
    Definitely 
  • paulsturgess
    paulsturgess Posts: 3,802
    I had very much picked up on this and also does my head in 

    as does a lot of what he says 

    “that’s why the level is the level” the other day particularly ground my gears 
  • Sponsored links:



  • Redmidland
    Redmidland Posts: 44,700
    My beef is the majority of the younger generation starting every answer to a question with "So". I prefer "Look" to that!
  • ElfsborgAddick
    ElfsborgAddick Posts: 29,045
    lordromford said:
    Not the biggest issue to have this season, and I don’t know why it irritates me so much, but NJ starting every sentence in any interview with “Look…” is really starting to grate.
    Why does he do it? It’s something that seemed to start with South African and Australian cricketers and rugby players a few years ago and then spread to English cricketers, then other sports over here. 
    Is it a psychological trick or something? An attempt to sound authoritative? (Some people seem to use “Listen…” instead by the way). Whatever the reason, it’s fucking annoying and I wish he’d stop it.

    Now that’s off my chest, I can relax…😎

    PS Who’ll post the first response starting with “Look…”? 
    My money’s on Mehmet or FA. 😂

    I hope he does not start to use 'obviously', that would tip you over the edge.

  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,628
    It's just the way he speaks. Lots of people do this or have different mannerisms or inflections.

    I doubt you are perfect with the way you speak either. 
  • Addick Addict
    Addick Addict Posts: 39,792
    I totally agree about this and the way some Managers use that same word to start a sentence. I heard that the real reason Wayne Rooney for the sack was because the Board got fed up with his exhaustive utilisation of "existentially". 
  • soapboxsam
    soapboxsam Posts: 23,229
    I noticed 'Look', was the opening gambit of Aussie sportsmen for most of this century and now it has spread globally to South Africa and Mid-Glamorgan.
    Nathan Jones is an interesting character who needs to be successful as his CV has two failures after Stoke and Southampton and that is a bad 'Look'.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    golfaddick said:
    It's just the way he speaks. Lots of people do this or have different mannerisms or inflections.

    I doubt you are perfect with the way you speak either. 
    Well said! You tell him.
  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    Redmidland said:
    My beef is the majority of the younger generation starting every answer to a question with "So". I prefer "Look" to that!
    As he is Welsh I would expect him to use both to be fair. "Look so..."
  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,420
    edited January 1
    Redmidland said:
    My beef is the majority of the younger generation starting every answer to a question with "So". I prefer "Look" to that!
    When Wally say's "Younger Generation" he means anyone that didn't serve in two world wars ;) x
  • eastterrace6168
    eastterrace6168 Posts: 22,527
    Another trait of todays interviewee is to start a response to a question with the word "So", that is annoying as well.
    I can almost accept the word "Look" as a first response as it can direct you in a specific direction, ie answering a direct question, whereas "So" would be referring back to a previous situation or question, total wrong response to a question...imo.
    In short "Look" is ok as I see it...but each to their own.

  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    It’s intensely annoying. Gerrard used to start every interview answer with “listen”. I always wanted an interviewer to say “I’m effing listening to twat.  That’s why I’m standing in front of you asking effing questions. 
  • Sponsored links:



  • aliwibble
    aliwibble Posts: 26,291
    Wheresmeticket said:
    Redmidland said:
    My beef is the majority of the younger generation starting every answer to a question with "So". I prefer "Look" to that!
    As he is Welsh I would expect him to use both to be fair. "Look so..."
    Isn't the welsh thing "look you"?
  • CHG
    CHG Posts: 4,529
    edited January 1
     ….
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,037
    I think we should be forgiving when people are speaking English as a foreign language. 
  • MuttleyCAFC
    MuttleyCAFC Posts: 47,729
    Perhaps he could learn from Curbs.
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 94,319
    Could be worse... Could start with "Now then, now then" 
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,677
    ForeverAddickted said:
    Could be worse... Could start with "Now then, now then" 

  • cafc_se7
    cafc_se7 Posts: 2,274
    Like Curbs says “etc etc” a lot! Jesus we are a mardy bunch 😂
  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,572
    You must hate it when @LoOkOuT posts 
  • Mendonca In Asdas
    Mendonca In Asdas Posts: 22,651
    Tidy.
  • boggzy
    boggzy Posts: 3,595
    edited January 1
    "Look" was started by Blair I thought.

    The "So" when answering a question is newer and was started by politicians/other interviewees a few years back. Gives 'em a few more seconds to get the bollox (which inevitably follows) straight in their heads.

Categories

“Marketplace”