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From: Rémi Category: Life Date: 23 February 2009 Time: 04:22 AM Review: Just before Christmas I noticed that people were ending statements and sentences they made through out their conversations with 'or', yet never offering an alternative choice or possibility. For example, someone might say, "Shall we meet at 11 pm, or? ". I became aware that I was doing this too, but have since stopped doing so. I wonder if you have noticed this linguistic phenomenon. How long has it been going on, what does it mean and what does the future hold?