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Eliminate these linguistic foibles 1 - The Up-Swing. Ending declarative sentences with a question mark. Not only is this grammatically incorrect, it creates discomfort from your listener. If all of your sentences sound like questions, the listener is subconsciously compelled to say 'uh-huh' or 'mm-hum' or 'right', because you SOUND like you're asking a question. Time magazine noted that a study found these speech patterns make "speakers sound less competent, less trustworthy, less educated and less hirable." 2 - The repetitive tic. 'Um', 'like', 'you know..' These are bridge words that usually indicate someone is thinking, but over-use of them makes you hard to listen to and less competent sounding. They're also known as 'filler' words which degrade the meaning of your sentences. 3 - Qualifiers are a different version of filler words. Words such as, "really," "literally," "basically," "right?" and "kind of" are fine when used now and then, but lose their meaning with over use. 4 - Physical tics. Tapping your