>>>Can't say I have them all but you may add to this:
>>>
>>>1) When driving, check mirror, see being followed:
>>>
>>>"We've got company"
>>>
>>>2) Reluctant suspect/witness, when lost patience with the police interviewers:
>>>
>>>"You know what - we're done here"
>>>
>>>PS what is it with Americans that you always say "done" instead of "finished"? I hear it ALL THE TIME
>>>And it's always "You know what ... "
>>
>>It always annoys me when someone repeatedly says "do you hear what I am saying?". I think is is a phrase usually used by people who have dark hair and skin to match it. (Can I say that without being called something very bad?)
>
>I put this thread in Entertainment (movies etc) so I was more pointing at cliches in films/TV. I agree with you though, and they usually say it after every sentence: "'stan' wha'm sayin'?" or "Know wha'm sayin'?"
A couple of characters in the late, great HBO series "The Wire" had a different spin on it: "Do you feel me?"
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