# Double trouble. Arg.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-trouble-arg/197317>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 24, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-trouble-arg/197317 "2003-08-24T13:25:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![curlybacon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bc79bd/32.png) [@curlybacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlybacon)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-trouble-arg/197317/1 "2003-08-24T13:25:37Z")

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I’ve just realised that i’ve got the most annoying habit of saying words twice. It started off a while ago with just ‘good good’ but lately i’ve been expanding on it, particularly at work…  
eg “would you put that orange juice in the fridge please?”  
me: “yep yep”

and in response to someone talking really fast/me not listening/me not understanding some weird jargon, just yesterday i used the phrase [several times]

“a what what?”

what can i do? i’m afraid it’s starting to spiral out of control. Does anyone else do anything as stupid as this, or am i the only foolish freak out there??? WTF has all this come from…?

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**Author:** ![Teegus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Teegus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teegus)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-trouble-arg/197317/2 "2003-08-24T13:39:04Z")

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1. stop stop?
2. yep yep
3. maybe maybe
4. dunno dunno

😃

How could anyone resist that kind of setup?

Seriously though, Its probably not not all that unusual. I use the examples you provided as well. You’ll likely eventually grow out of the habit. Or you could take a vow of silence and join a monastary. Whichever works for you you.

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-trouble-arg/197317/3 "2003-08-24T13:57:12Z")

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Mention it to people around you and ask them to point out when you’re doing it doing it. That’ll stop you double-quick.