Do you ever find yourself interrupting or finishing the sentences of others
during a conversation?
Yes I have found
myself interrupting or finishing sentences for others. I really don't
mean to it just happens.
Marci,
58
OH USA
I probably do,
but I try not to. I think it's rude to interrupt. Of course, it's also
rude to monopolize a conversation.
Judy,
62
Easton, KS USA
Not too often.
It's one of my pet peeves so I try really hard to check myself if I get
tempted!
Fisch,
47
Preston, CT USA
Not so much these
days, but when I first moved away from New York City, where the pace of
conversation is very fast, I would think that someone's brief pause meant
they were finished and I would jump in.
Jane,
63
West Linn, OR USA
Sometimes. Not
a whole lot.
Karen,
23
Ames, IA USA
My husband's mind
is failing and I frequently have to help him identify the word he wants
to use.
Jill,
61
Saylorsburg, PA USA
No. But that is
an occupational habit. As a journalist, it is very important to listen
and give people the chance to say what they are thinking instead of tromping
all over their words. Also, being a
Southerner, I was taught that it is very disrespectful to interrupt people
and I hate to be interrupted. But being a Southerner, I would never tell
anyone that that he or she was being rude. (or is that passive aggressive?
six of one....)
Cindy,
41
VA USA
Way too often,
but in my defense at least half the time it's because people have trouble
getting to their point.
Alias
Irrelevante
No. I was taught
that it isn't polite to interrupt.
Cathie,
53
Novi, MI USA
I've noticed lately
that I have started doing this. It irks me when others do it to me, so
I am trying to quelch it in myself.
Felicia,
37
Lowell, MA USA
now and then.
Ryan,
29
Morton, IL USA
Sometimes, but
I stop and think "That's rude".
Stephanie,
27
TX USA
Yes, all the time
- I'm FAR too impatient!
Alice
Cardiff UK
No. I hate it when
people do that to me so I'm always careful to let other people finish
their sentences before saying anything.
Aly,
17
Cardiff UK
very rarely...
usually it only happens when I'm in a serious conversation with someone
and we're arguing about it... other than that, no, I usually try to refrain
from interrupting.
Doug2,
30
Kansas City, KS USA
I don't finish
sentences. I worked very hard to listen better and to interrupt less.
I think I'm reasonably successful.
Laura,
38
Lowell, MA USA
I never finish
the sentences of others but I do find myself interrupting. This is a habit
I am trying to tame. And I will, too. I've read that the main thing you
can do is to be aware that you are
doing it and make a concious effort to stop. After awhile, THAT becomes
a habit.
Reba,
57
Gaithersburg, MD USA
Yes, sometimes
I do. I need to work on that!
Tam
All the time. It's an annoying family trait that drives my husband
crazy. So
I am trying to work on it.
Janet 45
E. Brunswick NJ
USA
3/27/03 Sadly, all the time!
Keri-Jade 23
Brampton,
Ontario
CANADA
3/27/03 I don't finish sentences, but I know I interrupt sometimes. I
get so
eager to share that I just blurt it out. I need to try harder to control
that!
Tracy 24
Ocean City NJ
USA
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