The definition of the word "actually".

[Binkie The Clown]

Have you ever notice that "actually" when used as the first word of a post means roughly "You're a dumb f*** who doesn't know what the hell you're talking about. Here, let me set you straight."

[Orrex]

1. Where does a men's right activist get water?

From a "well, actually."

[Iggo]

2. I actually had noticed that.

(Wasn't the first word. )

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. Literally, my head exploded when I read that. NT

[Binkie The Clown]

4. Don't you hate cleaning pieces of brains off the keyboard? n/t

[left-of-center2012]

9. Literally? Literally?

Sheldon Cooper's head would be exploding.

[Jamaal510]

15. That legitimately

happened to me, too!

[skypilot]

5. The word "Ummm..."

...seems to serve the same purpose.

[NJCher]

6. as a prolific user of euphemisms

Isn't that better than saying "You're a dumb f*** who..."?


Cher

[lunatica]

7. That's how I use it

[sl8]

8. Actually,

this way is more concise.

[lame54]

10. I'm not an actualist but

[WinkyDink]

11. Heeheehee! :-P

[Skittles]

12. Indian IT folk tend to start a lot conversations with that word

I tell them that ACTUALLY, that word is not used that often

[Binkie The Clown]

13. One with a thick accent called me today and said he was George from "Computer Emergency Department"

I told him "Actually, my name is Sanjya and I'm the prime minister of India." He hung up on me. How rude!

[Skittles]

14. I work with a lot of Indian IT folk (legitimate ones!)

we insist they use their real names, although sometimes they are gracious and allow us to shorten their names for "pronounceability" purposes