The use of the word or phrase "Right?" (1 Viewer)

[On The Rocks]

When did the use of the word/phrase "Right?" become required in every conversation in office meetings, sales calls, sports talk and the dinner table?  It's EVERYWHERE!!!   And it seems that the use of "right?" is consistently and closely followed by or preceded by "so......"

It's gotten to the point where the word right has replaced the comma.

Office meeting: 

"So....In order to meet our goals, right? ...we will need to do a, b, c...."

Sales Call: 

"....we want to show the client right? that we eat our own dog food?  So......here is what we need to do right?..."

Sports Talk: 

Question:  What do you think that team will do in the draft?

Answer:  "So, this draft right?  Is really top heavy with defensive linemen right?  So....."

Dinner Table: 

Question:  What do you think of this as a vacation idea?

Answer: So you want to start right?....with a flight to Chicago?  So.....first you'll book the air travel right?  Then go from there with the car rental."

Someone please make it stop!

 

[Hov34]

IKR

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[FUBAR]

I don't recall ever hearing anyone use it like you list. 

We do hear a statement followed by the question - "So the Browns need to draft a QB.  Right?"

but yeah, it need to stop.  Right?

 

[Scoresman]

I know, right?

 

[bud29]

WTF are you talking about?

I know, right? 

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Wrong?

 

[JaxBill]

You're bloody well right.

 

[John Bender]

Always thought it was a Pittsburgh thing. I work with a lot of yinzers and noticed years ago anyone from Pittsburgh interjected it at the end of most sentences when discussing business.

(see: Mark Cuban on Shark Tank who is also from Pittsburgh)

 

[Ministry of Pain]

In the PC World we live you have to ensure that almost every sentence you speak is not misconstrued or offensive in any way to any one person so you have to constantly check in with those you are speaking with or leading in business with the constant "right". 

Then of course when someone interrupts or disagrees they are deemed difficult to work with so the word itself is a handy tool to manipulate conversation and people in the work world. Am I right or am I right?

 

[E-Z Glider]

IKR

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The use of the letter "R". 

Someone please make it stop!