topic Re: UM! in Suggestion Box

UM!

TX-starlight — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:59:00 GMT

Can the hosts PLEASE take this out of their vocabulary?!! I know this has been discussed before, but goodness Carolyn was horrible (I think it was Friday). I have not been watching QVC at all, but this wk, I've been laid up with a sprained ankle. I caught Carolyn & I believe Gary this wk. I swear she could not say 2 words without stammering. This is SO annoying. I finally turned her off after about 15-20 min. She was either totally unprepared or distracted by something. It was pitiful!

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millieshops — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 21:59:59 GMT

@TX-starlightSorry for your discomfort.

An even sadder thought about the "um" I just read this week is that some researchers are trying to solidfy their feeling that lots of "umming" could be an early sign of dementia possibilites. Let's hope that doesn't apply here.

Whatever it is, those speech tics are really tough to erase - and you might just get someone with an even more annoying habit if the networks fired all those who have them.

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Krimpette — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 22:17:58 GMT

I've previously suggested that they be required to pay a dollar for every time they use "Um".

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TenderMercies — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 22:37:20 GMT

I don't care how quick you are on your feet or comfortable you are on camera. The hosts aren't scripted, and it has to be challenging to be totally fluid when they're live on air. What's your excuse for all the spelling errors and poor grammar in your post, @TX-starlight? The hosts are flying by the seats of their pants, but you have the ability to proofread and edit.

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shaggygirl — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 22:45:31 GMT

My QVC watching is waaaaaay down, mostly drivebys during ads, but if I turn it on and she's hosting I have to mute otherwise I do this dumb thing to kill the advertising time where I watch the clock for 2 min and count how many ums she uses. How ridiculous is that? And unfortunately her usage of it is getting more pronounced. On the other hand, one of many signs of my getting old and cranky is that almost every host has one quirk or another that annoys the bejeezus out of me if I watch too long. But the ums and the weird mouth/lip gestures of another hostess are the two that make me the stabbiest. Oh yeh and the one with the constantly darting left/right left/right left/right eyes and every 10 second monitor checks, ah geez, I really must start practicing greater tolerance for others and their little quirks as I probably do things that drives my kids & friends to distraction too.

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manny2 — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 23:05:31 GMT

Why do you have to insult someone, just because they have a different view?

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manny2 — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 23:08:55 GMT

Why the insults about spelling, just because someone comments on a host?

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MENTL — Sun, 23 Jul 2017 23:30:20 GMT

Carolyn is the worst with UHs and UMs.

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Caaareful Shopper — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 02:36:26 GMT

@TX-starlight-- Just curious...you last saw Carolyn on Friday, and you saw the need to post a criticism of her Sunday evening? I couldn't possibly let something a shopping channel host did weigh so heavily on my mind as to start a negative thread about it two days later.

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CalminHeart — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:08:15 GMT

Good grief. I'll bet you could not talk about 1 product for 20-60 minutes without an um.

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CalminHeart — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 13:13:35 GMT

@manny2 wrote:
Why the insults about spelling, just because someone comments on a host?

I did not read it as an insult. It just points out that one should not throw stones from a glass house. The complaint might hold a little water if the complainer can talk for an hour about a mattress without one but, um, uh, or too long of a silence.

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shaggygirl — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 23:18:57 GMT

@CalminHeart wrote:
@manny2 wrote:
Why the insults about spelling, just because someone comments on a host?

I did not read it as an insult. It just points out that one should not throw stones from a glass house. The complaint might hold a little water if the complainer can talk for an hour about a mattress without one but, um, uh, or too long of a silence.

The complaint had nothing to do with as you said ONE but, um, uh, or too long of a silence during an hours presentation. It those every 10 second ums that never cease over the period of a couple of hours. Or maybe it's just that they are so frequent it only seems like every 10 seconds. In this line of work that's a bad habit that needs to be worked on because it's annoying after awhile. And because I'm old & cranky, make that a VERY SHORT WHILE. But it's an easy fix.......click.

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CalminHeart — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:34:41 GMT

@shaggygirl wrote:
@CalminHeart wrote:
@manny2 wrote:
Why the insults about spelling, just because someone comments on a host?

I did not read it as an insult. It just points out that one should not throw stones from a glass house. The complaint might hold a little water if the complainer can talk for an hour about a mattress without one but, um, uh, or too long of a silence.
The complaint had nothing to do with as you said ONE but, um, uh, or too long of a silence during an hours presentation. It those every 10 second ums that never cease over the period of a couple of hours. Or maybe it's just that they are so frequent it only seems like every 10 seconds. In this line of work that's a bad habit that needs to be worked on because it's annoying after awhile. And because I'm old & cranky, make that a VERY SHORT WHILE. But it's an easy fix.......click.

You missed my point.

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SharkE — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:35:12 GMT

Better then Isaac saying "like, like, like" about 50 times during a presentation. 'Valley Girl ' LOL

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TX-starlight — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:50:13 GMT

@Caaareful Shopper As I stated, I have been laid up with a sprained ankle. I was not able to get on my computer until I posted. I started the NEGATIVE thread because it is annoying. Are YOU perfect?

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TX-starlight — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:52:54 GMT

@TenderMercies Excuse me, but I believe there were no spelling errors in my post. Maybe poor grammar, EXCUSE me, but when I post in a hurry, I don't always do my best. SORRY I ever even posted. I'm better off staying off this forum.

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CatLoverDogsToo — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:00:40 GMT

@TX-starlight I agree. It aggravates me so much that I mute the "persistent umm offenders" and will not purchase anything when they are on the air. One particular vender is the absolute worst. I find it unbelievable she was a newscaster in a previous career with that awful habit.

My daughter attended a magnate highschool. When they were required to give a speech or an extemporaneous talk, if they "ummed" at all, they failed.

The same thing applied to me back in the 70"s and 80's. I wish we could go back to those "rules" of education.

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qualitygal — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:05:36 GMT

UUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!

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CatLoverDogsToo — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:13:08 GMT

@TX-starlight Compared to many of the posters on this site, your post gets an "A+" for the least grammatical or spelling errors! It was a pleasure to read your post without cringing.

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Caaareful Shopper — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:14:25 GMT

@TX-starlight wrote:
@Caaareful Shopper As I stated, I have been laid up with a sprained ankle. I was not able to get on my computer until I posted. I started the NEGATIVE thread because it is annoying. Are YOU perfect?

You've made my exact point @TX-starlight. No one is perfect. Certainly not me, and I dare say, not you either. But YOU started this negative thread as if you are perfect. I did not.