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- phrase nonstandard Shortened form of
you know .
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NO TEARS, JUST LOVE - Boehner shared a message of love with his team at the GOP conference meeting, despite, y'know, yesterday.
HUFFPOST HILL.. Boehner Bill Passes Arthur Delaney 2011
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NO TEARS, JUST LOVE - Boehner shared a message of love with his team at the GOP conference meeting, despite, y'know, yesterday.
HUFFPOST HILL.. Boehner Bill Passes Arthur Delaney 2011
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But that's all I think I can kludge together, y'know, this morning.
Odin's Day michele_blue 2009
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Hey, House money can't win Senate elections, y'know?
HUFFPOST HILL - Geithner Reportedly Ready To Drop The Mic Eliot Nelson 2011
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I think it's safe to say this isn't going to turn out like that y'know seeing nearly all of the reponses from test screenings are amazing. presto117 that .... made no sense.
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Hey, y'know how one of the things hanging over my head was not knowing if Elayna was going to get a scholarship for Explo?
Friday kradical 2009
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Jus' here to spread a liddle light, y'know, spread some stardust on my journey, which is your journey, too.
I'm sorry. Do speak up. I didn't quite catch that | Euan Ferguson 2011
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Even if you don't vote, though you should, cos that's a journey, voting, and if you don't vote then you'll catch, y'know, the not-voting unjourney virus.
I'm sorry. Do speak up. I didn't quite catch that | Euan Ferguson 2011
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With my editor hat on, I can see that it needs considerable fleshing out of the characters 'worlds and their motivations and relationships with each other; they're pretty much just reacting to outside stimuli right now, but, y'know, Papa Ghede is poking them, so that's natural.
Thor's Day s00j 2009
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Besides, there's no way to guarantee your reaction to a movie unless you, y'know, see it.
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