On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 20:30:56 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

>> 
>> I do the same or so my wife tells me.


>Take this advice of another victim of this strange behaviour: stop it. 
>;) Learn to use phrases like 'he asked me if I would...' in stead of 
>'will you...' and 'I asked her if...' in stead of 'will you...'. It will 
>make the life of the listener so much easier. Also restrict yourself to 
>the main points and don't act like a tape recorder, that will help the 
>listener also to understand what you find the most important, and it 
>saves time.

I don't recognise myself in that paragraph (maybe it does not translate well). I
tend to say "he said" and "he did" without mentioning which "he" I mean. But
with a little effort on the listener's part, mentally shifting subjects when the
sense is lost, understanding can be obtained :P
I tend to oscillate between speaking very precisely, as if I were writing a
functional spec and being too sloppy. 
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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