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Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:05 am EDT

The Memphis, you know, Grizzlies love that verbal crutch

By J.E. Skeets

A verbal crutch is a word you use to link sentences together inappropriately or as a replacement for a natural pause. Common ones include "um," "ah," "like," "so," "now," "we're talking about practice" and "you know." Griz forward Zach Randolph(notes) is especially fond of that, you know, last one. Take a pause, man.

Cheers, "bystandervarios" and The Commercial Appeal.

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  1. Philip L
    1. Posted by Philip L Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:43 am EDT

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    FIRST IN YOUR FACE SKEETS !..Unionversity.com
  2. curtis
    2. Posted by curtis Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:47 am EDT

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    And this why you should stay in school kids.
  3. gaborik10m
    3. Posted by gaborik10m Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:48 am EDT

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    I hope this doesn't catch on it Rap/Hip Hop music. Its bad enough accidentally flipping to the local radio station to hear a "yeah" at the end of each line, which is the "ARTIST'S" way of rhyming.
  4. Trey
    4. Posted by Trey Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:52 am EDT

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    I think they missed one.
  5. alex m
    5. Posted by alex m Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:51 am EDT

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    No we don't know, we don't know.
  6. pho
    6. Posted by pho Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:23 pm EDT

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    Zach "The Black Hole" Randolph talking about sharing the ball and defense. What is this bizarro world?
  7. KneeJerkNBA
    7. Posted by KneeJerkNBA Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:26 pm EDT

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    You know, this team's gonna lose at least 50 games, you know.
  8. anon
    8. Posted by anon Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:29 pm EDT

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    Verbigeration ~ noun. A word or phrase repeated endlessly and meaninglessly.
    To rely on the phrase "verbal crutch" when there is a more apt term available is nothing more than, well, a verbal crutch... And now you know.
  9. Mohammad
    9. Posted by Mohammad Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:35 pm EDT

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    Wow, Zack Randolf needs to learn English
  10. Mohammad
    10. Posted by Mohammad Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:35 pm EDT

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    You know
  11. Mohammad
    11. Posted by Mohammad Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:42 pm EDT

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    Wow, Zack Randolf needs to learn English
  12. DavidQ
    12. Posted by DavidQ Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:54 pm EDT

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    heheh that was pretty funny
  13. Bogesz j
    13. Posted by Bogesz j Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:10 pm EDT

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    Zach uses even the "you know-you know" term. That's Level 2!
  14. iliiiliiilllilili
    14. Posted by iliiiliiilllilili Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:11 pm EDT

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    ^ how ironic "Zach Randolf"
  15. Travasher
    15. Posted by Travasher Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:12 pm EDT

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    At least he's talking about the game and not practice man.
  16. Dave
    16. Posted by Dave Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:27 pm EDT

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    Reminds me of Manny Pacquiao
  17. Punkin' Drublic
    17. Posted by Punkin' Drublic Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:42 pm EDT

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    The counter missed two of Rudy Gay's "you know" dimes at 1:22 and 1:24. He makes it a one-syllable word like "nyow".
  18. Blake
    18. Posted by Blake Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:06 pm EDT

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    Wow Randolph needs to learn how to speak, guess he didn't learn much at Mich St.
  19. CarringtonB
    19. Posted by CarringtonB Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:57 pm EDT

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    a whole lot of nba teams are guilty of verbigeration, ado verbal crutch isn't the right word. Try Jordan and Pippen, they always said "you know". A LOT of people say, YOU KNOW.....
  20. brentgoettsche
    20. Posted by brentgoettsche Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:11 pm EDT

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    wow this is the most interesting thing you've ever written.
  21. Anton
    21. Posted by Anton Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:38 pm EDT

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    It's like Obama without a teleprompter! lol.
  22. Erik G
    22. Posted by Erik G Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:42 pm EDT

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    Zach randolph will have a better year in memphis then elton brand in philly. id love to have had zach in golden state,but some dumb ass in the warriors front office deiced to get jamal crawford and sit and watch zach go to la.....and im forced to watched cory play power forward thanks riley, good job nellie!
  23. Jennny
    23. Posted by Jennny Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:10 pm EDT

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    wow.
  24. longrangevertical
    24. Posted by longrangevertical Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:28 pm EDT

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    Post 21 is dead right, you know?! Ha! Even worse is his ol' lady. That's why she stays home now.
    YOU KNOW?!
  25. Robert B
    25. Posted by Robert B Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:52 pm EDT

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    "You know, we talking about PRACTICE, you know. Not the game, you know. Practice, you know. You know the game that I go out there and die for, you know. You know, Practice? Practice, practice. I supposed to be the franchise player,you know, and we in here talking about practice. You know?"
    The remix.
    wondahbap

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