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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'': The title character tends to mispronounce words like Metrocity[[note]]He says it as if it rhymed with "atrocity"[[/note]], school (shool), and '''[[LargeHam THE SPYAIDAR!!!]]'''

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'': The title character eponymous ''WesternAnimation/ArloTheAlligatorBoy'' tends to mispronounce words like Metrocity[[note]]He says it as if it rhymed with "atrocity"[[/note]], school (shool), and '''[[LargeHam THE SPYAIDAR!!!]]'''lapse into song during a sentence, to show how he feels of something.


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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'': The title character tends to mispronounce words like Metrocity[[note]]He says it as if it rhymed with "atrocity"[[/note]], school (shool), and '''[[LargeHam THE SPYAIDAR!!!]]'''

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* Henrik Ibsen's ''[[ManipulativeBastard Hedda Gabler]]'' features a primary character who ends most of his sentences with "What?" but, for the life of me, I can't seem to remember his name, even.

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* In ''Theatre/{{Fangirls}}'', Salty uses the word 'literally' as punctuation.
* Henrik Ibsen's ''[[ManipulativeBastard Hedda Gabler]]'' ''Theatre/HeddaGabler'' features a primary character who ends most of his sentences with "What?" but, for the life of me, I can't seem to remember his name, even.
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* Plasma Ball from ''WebAnimation/BrawlForObjectPalace'' has random, brief moments of spazzing with electricity while speaking. These spazzes actually have a canon name, "zaps."
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* James LaBrie of Music/DreamTheater has had the ever increasing criticism about his live performances, especially due to the fact that he pronounces every vowel as an "a", and fails to enunciate the words during songs.

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* James LaBrie [=LaBrie=] of Music/DreamTheater has had the ever increasing criticism about his live performances, especially due to the fact that he pronounces every vowel as an "a", and fails to enunciate the words during songs.
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* ''WebAnimation/FreedomToons'':
** Creator/BenShapiro: "And the idea, and the idea..." This tic idea is expanded in "Thanksgiving With Ben Shapiro", where almost everyone in Ben's family ends their sentences with "folks". Even Ben's infant son does this.
** Dave Rubin has "Regressive" and "I agree with that!"
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If a character's verbal tic slips (usually as a sign that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness things are serious]]), then it's VerbalTicked. Contrast with StrangeSyntaxSpeaker, where the character is using language rules unknown to others. See also CharacterTics, for similar idiosyncrasies applied to physical behavior. A musical variant is LyricalTic. ThirdPersonPerson is a specific tic where the speaker refers to themselves in third-person.

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If a character's verbal tic slips (usually as a sign that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness things are serious]]), then it's VerbalTicked. Contrast with StrangeSyntaxSpeaker, where the character is using language rules unknown to others. See also CharacterTics, for similar CharacterTics (similar idiosyncrasies applied to physical behavior. A behavior), LyricalTic (a musical variant is LyricalTic. variant) and ThirdPersonPerson is a (a specific tic where the speaker refers to themselves in third-person.
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* Music/JamesBrown and Music/MichaelJackson were known for their interjecting grunts in the middle of songs.


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* James LaBrie of Music/DreamTheater has had the ever increasing criticism about his live performances, especially due to the fact that he pronounces every vowel as an "a", and fails to enunciate the words during songs.
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An exceptionally ([[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Narf!]]) odd CatchPhrase used to the point it seems more like a bodily emission than speaking. This is often a single nonsense word added at the end of sentences, well past the expected formal variations in speech, [[CanadaEh eh?]] It can, [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes ah say]], it can also be a word, sound, or phrase that, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], shows up in various places in a character's dialogue. In Japanese, character tics that occur at the end of sentences are referred to as "kyara-gobi" (キャラ語尾, chara(cter) word/sentence ending).

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An exceptionally ([[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Narf!]]) odd CatchPhrase used to the point it seems more like a bodily emission than speaking. This is often a single nonsense word added at the end of sentences, well past the expected formal variations in speech, [[CanadaEh eh?]] It can, [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes [[WesternAnimation/FoghornLeghorn ah say]], it can also be a word, sound, or phrase that, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], shows up in various places in a character's dialogue. In Japanese, character tics that occur at the end of sentences are referred to as "kyara-gobi" (キャラ語尾, chara(cter) word/sentence ending).
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* ''WebAnimation/TheMostEpicStoryEverToldInAllOfHumanHistory'': [[CoolBoard The Epic Skatepark Owner]] has propensity to say (and sing) "bro!" at every opportunity.

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* ''WebAnimation/TheMostEpicStoryEverToldInAllOfHumanHistory'': [[CoolBoard The Epic Skatepark Owner]] has the propensity to say (and sing) "bro!" at every opportunity.opportunity. He also uses “dude” quite often.
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Aforementioned tower scene, him declaring he’ll break down the door, and him shouting if Belle wants him to beg.

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* The Beast in ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'' stutters when he’s frustrated.
--> '''Beast:''' You wanna-you wanna stay in the tower?

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[[folder:Podcasts]]
* Cacophony from ''Podcast/{{Jemjammer}}'' calls others "my dear" and "my love" quite often. Her compatriot Jylliana doesn't like it too much.
* Rudyard from ''Podcast/WoodenOvercoats'' tends to start sentences with, "Now, look here...", even when answering the phone.

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* Cacophony from ''Podcast/{{Jemjammer}}'' calls others "my dear" and "my love" quite often. Her compatriot Jylliana doesn't like it too much.
* Rudyard from ''Podcast/WoodenOvercoats''
''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'': The title character tends to start sentences with, "Now, look here...", even when answering the phone.mispronounce words like Metrocity[[note]]He says it as if it rhymed with "atrocity"[[/note]], school (shool), and '''[[LargeHam THE SPYAIDAR!!!]]'''



[[folder:Puppet Shows]]
* For Niles Standish on ''Series/CrankYankers'', "Let me just ask you" or "Let me ask you this" and "Yes, yes?"
* [[Creator/BabyFirstTV Harry the Bunny]] has a tendency sometimes to say "Mm-hmm" or "Mm-hmm, mm-hmm."
* The Skeksis Chamberlain in ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' has "Hmmmmmmmm!"
* Policarpo Avendaño on ''Series/TreintaYUnMinutos'' has a tendency to say "Top-Top-Top" to the infinity, no matter what is happening.

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* For Niles Standish Creator/CheechAndChong, man. They constantly use the word "Man" wherever it makes sense, man. Sometimes twice consecutively, man.
* Music/JamesTaylor likes to throw in "baby" to pad out some empty space
on ''Series/CrankYankers'', "Let me a track, baby.
* Music/{{Pitbull}} says "dale" no less than 15 times in any song he's in.
** Dale dale!
** WHOOOOOOOWEE! He says this before
just ask you" or "Let me ask you this" and "Yes, yes?"
about every verse he sings.
* [[Creator/BabyFirstTV Harry the Bunny]] [[Music/LilJon YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH]]!
** [[Music/LilJon What?!]]
*** [[Music/LilJon OKAY!]]
* Music/SnoopDogg's famous '-izzle' consonant-mangling.
* James Hetfield of Music/{{Metallica}}
has a tendency sometimes verbal tic that often shows up when he finishes a line-aaaaaaahhh. This verbal tic is so prominent, it shows up written into the lyrics on karaoke machines.
** He also has a thing for singing YEAH.
* {{Music/Blondie}} tends
to say "Mm-hmm" or "Mm-hmm, mm-hmm.insert French (or French-sounding nonsense) lyrics into most tracks. They even did this with their [[TheCoverChangesTheGender gender-flip cover]] of ''Denise''.
* Music/InsaneClownPosse are always fidn' to use the word "fidn'.
"
* The Skeksis Chamberlain in ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' has "Hmmmmmmmm!"
Would Frankie Valli have gotten anywhere without his trademark "Ay-yay-yay!"?
* Policarpo Avendaño on ''Series/TreintaYUnMinutos'' has a tendency Bon Scott always [[PunctuatedForEmphasis ...paused dramatically]] before delivering the closing line of an Music/{{ACDC}} song.
* Deryck Whibley of Music/Sum41 tends
to say "Top-Top-Top" to "BLEH!", "So!", or "Shuh!" before a guitar solo, depending on the infinity, no matter what is happening.album. ("BLEH!" on 'Half Hour of Power,' "So!" on 'Does This Look Infected,' and "Shuh!" on '13 Voices.')
* Mark E. Smith of Music/TheFall had a habit of adding "-uh" to lines.



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* Neddie Seagoon (Harry Secombe) from ''Radio/TheGoonShow'' frequently fills the time the audience laughs at someone else's joke at him by simply going whatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhat... until the laughter fades.
** Please... don't do that with your head on.
* On ''Radio/HelloCheeky'', a parody of David Frost started every sentence with "Hello", a reference to David Frost's [[BeamMeUpScotty alleged]] CatchPhrase "Hello, good evening and welcome".
* Secretary Mildred Murfin in ''Radio/TheMenFromTheMinistry'' has a habit of saying "righty-ho" in the place of "right away". Also Mr. Crawley from the neighbor office always forgets names of basic everyday things and calls them "Whats-It's-Names."

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* Neddie Seagoon (Harry Secombe) Cacophony from ''Radio/TheGoonShow'' frequently fills ''Podcast/{{Jemjammer}}'' calls others "my dear" and "my love" quite often. Her compatriot Jylliana doesn't like it too much.
* Rudyard from ''Podcast/WoodenOvercoats'' tends to start sentences with, "Now, look here...", even when answering
the time phone.
* On ''Podcast/TheJohnDredgeNothingToDoWithAnythingShow'', Don Durbridge,
the audience laughs at someone else's joke at him by simply man who has become slightly odd and is now going whatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhat... until around randomly shouting "Biscuits!".
* Because they often involve watching reconstructions or listening to audiobooks instead of being able to watch
the laughter fades.
** Please... don't do that with your head on.
* On ''Radio/HelloCheeky'', a parody
episodes properly, ''Podcast/WhoBackWhen'' host Ponken will typically review {{Missing Episode}}s of David Frost started every sentence with "Hello", a reference ''Doctor Who'' by himself, rather than make his co-hosts have to David Frost's [[BeamMeUpScotty alleged]] CatchPhrase "Hello, good evening and welcome".
* Secretary Mildred Murfin in ''Radio/TheMenFromTheMinistry''
go through them. When hosting alone, Ponken notes he has a habit of saying "righty-ho" in the place of "right away". Also Mr. Crawley from the neighbor office always forgets names of basic everyday things and calls them "Whats-It's-Names."tendency to overuse words like "anyway".


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* For Niles Standish on ''Series/CrankYankers'', "Let me just ask you" or "Let me ask you this" and "Yes, yes?"
* [[Creator/BabyFirstTV Harry the Bunny]] has a tendency sometimes to say "Mm-hmm" or "Mm-hmm, mm-hmm."
* The Skeksis Chamberlain in ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' has "Hmmmmmmmm!"
* Policarpo Avendaño on ''Series/TreintaYUnMinutos'' has a tendency to say "Top-Top-Top" to the infinity, no matter what is happening.
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* Neddie Seagoon (Harry Secombe) from ''Radio/TheGoonShow'' frequently fills the time the audience laughs at someone else's joke at him by simply going whatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhatwhat... until the laughter fades.
** Please... don't do that with your head on.
* On ''Radio/HelloCheeky'', a parody of David Frost started every sentence with "Hello", a reference to David Frost's [[BeamMeUpScotty alleged]] CatchPhrase "Hello, good evening and welcome".
* Secretary Mildred Murfin in ''Radio/TheMenFromTheMinistry'' has a habit of saying "righty-ho" in the place of "right away". Also Mr. Crawley from the neighbor office always forgets names of basic everyday things and calls them "Whats-It's-Names."
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* Keiji Tanaka of ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' did this with "Like (something) and stuff". A ''lot''. As in 'At least once in almost every sentence,' a lot.
* Mitchell, in the Roleplay/MSFHighForum and ''Webcomic/MSFHighIRC'', has an interesting one, in AIM chat and IRC. He tends to surround "action" posts with "8action8". This is due to a incorrectly working shift key, which doesn't register his attempt to post "*action*".
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* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'': The Skaven have a habit of repeating some words (in their language, repeating a word adds emphasis to it) and call other races as (name)-things, like "Man-things", they do yes-yes. As shown in the novel Grey Seer, they also often put words together when speaking in Queekish (kill-slay, traitor-meat, see-smell etc.). [[spoiler:Jeremias Scrivener speaks the same way when challenging Thanquol in Queekish, so this seems to be a trait of the language.]]
* In ''TabletopGame/LegendOfTheFiveRings'', a race of rat-people known as Ratkin tend to repeat random words when speaking Rokugani. Towards the end of their regular appearances in the story, this was scaled back as the players were getting sick of it (although some of their later appearances retain the quirk).
* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', some players (and [=DMs=]) who roleplay kobolds tend to have them saying "meep!" with almost every line, often with a fair amount of ''HulkSpeak'' for good measure.
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* ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'', you know what I mean *sniff*?
* ''Theatre/AngelsInAmerica'': "I I I I Am the CONTINENTAL PRINCIPALITY OF AMERICA"
* Henrik Ibsen's ''[[ManipulativeBastard Hedda Gabler]]'' features a primary character who ends most of his sentences with "What?" but, for the life of me, I can't seem to remember his name, even.
* In ''Theatre/HenryV'', Fluellen sticks "look you" into every other sentence.
* Ye Gods Zaneeta and Tommy from ''Theatre/TheMusicMan'', jeely cly!
* Garry from ''Theatre/NoisesOff'' frequently ends sentences in "...Do you know what I mean?" or "You know." This is only when he isn't actually [[ShowWithinAShow saying his lines]].
* Cześnik, one of the characters in the Polish play ''Theatre/{{Zemsta}}'' ("The Revenge"), has a VerbalTic of "mocium panie" (approx. translated as "my dear Sir"). In one of the most famous scenes, he dictates a letter to his servant, who ends up putting the VerbalTic all over the letter.
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[[folder:Web Animation]]
* The Old Baton Man from ''Alejo y Valentina'', an Argentinian web cartoon, ends all his lines with "viteh", which in heavily accented Buenos Aires Spanish translates to something like "see?".
* Luke in ''WebAnimation/ProfessorLaytonAndTheMalignantGrowth'':
** BASEBALL!!!
** I'M 42!!!
* Rumble Red, the old-timey Great Gazoo knockoff from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'', frequently ending sentences with "...rumble?" Then there's Homsar's "[=AAaaAAaaAA=]..." and drawing out vowel sounds in words.
* In WebAnimation/ADayWithBowserJr, Fawful has the same Engrish speaking pattern as he does in the games.
* In {{WebAnimation/TGQTSBFH}}, there's Crazy Yoshi's Dad, who has [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Pineapple Shouting Disorder]].
** PINEAPPLE!
* In ''WebAnimation/IfTheEmperorHadATextToSpeechDevice'', GloryHound Cato Sicarious can't say "I" without putting "Cato Sicarious" right after it, even when stressed.
** Cyberdong the Tech-Priest ([=40kTheories=]' character) cannot say anything without pronouncing it like a question?
** Oooaaa~ Kadus of the Raven Guard seems to start most of his sentences with an oddly pleased sound.
** Many of the Lockwarden's statements end in a sunglasses emoji to match is own visor😎.
* ''WebAnimation/AcedemySugoiSeiun'' has Kumo say "kyu" after (almost) every sentence.
* Tissues from ''WebAnimation/InanimateInsanity'' uses the word "guys" in almost every sentence he says.
* ''WebAnimation/TheMostEpicStoryEverToldInAllOfHumanHistory'': [[CoolBoard The Epic Skatepark Owner]] has propensity to say (and sing) "bro!" at every opportunity.
* The Kobolds of ''WebAnimation/UnforgottenRealms'' often say "kobold" when they're talking. Or for (seemingly) no reason. All a person has to do to speak the "language" of the Kobolds is to say nothing but "kobold".
* Raku-chan from ''WebAnimation/NekoSugarGirls'' is a CatGirl who uses "nya" excessively in her speech.
* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'':
** Here's the thing! Here's the thing! Perry often repeats a small phrase twice before saying what he wants to say, in stereotypical parrot fashion.
** Bee pronounces "S's" as "Z's", going with the whole "buzzing bee" thing.
** Knobs adds "do" before any words with an "or" in them. For example, "stdoor" instead of "store".
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This is also a common trait on TalkingAnimal or LittleBitBeastly characters, showing that they keep the animal noises while talking.

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->"''Holy *tik* shrew! Lookit! She's my size -- with *tik* wings! I told you I sensed *tik* insect thoughts! Princess, I think I'm *tik* in love!"''
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->"''Holy *tik* shrew! Lookit! She's my size -- with *tik* wings! I told you I sensed *tik* insect thoughts! Princess, I think I'm *tik* in love!"''
->''"This guy KONK! has a strange KONK! speech pattern KONK! Oh no, it's [=KONKtagious=]!"''
-->-- '''Bug''' from ''ComicBook/{{Micronauts}}'', on [[ComicBook/TheWasp Wasp]]'''Konk''''s toy description, ''VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy''
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* In the ''Animation/MotuPatlu'' episode "The Devil Toothpaste", the [=GermiGarmi=] Plus toothpaste has a tendency to say "Ding-di-ding!"
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* Policarpo Avendaño on ''Series/TreintaYUnMinutos'' has a tendency to say "Top-Top-Top" to the infinity, no matter what is happening.



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* The sinister Skeksis Chamberlain in ''Film/TheDarkCrystal'' has "Hmmmmmmmm!"

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* Cacophony from ''Podcast/{{Jemjammer}}'' calls others "my dear" and "my love" quite often. Her compatriot Jylliana doesn't like it too much.
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An exceptionally ([[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Narf!]]) odd CatchPhrase used to the point it seems more like a bodily emission than speaking. This is often a single nonsense word added at the end of sentences, well past the expected formal variations in speech, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle eh?]] It can, [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes ah say]], it can also be a word, sound, or phrase that, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], shows up in various places in a character's dialogue. In Japanese, character tics that occur at the end of sentences are referred to as "kyara-gobi" (キャラ語尾, chara(cter) word/sentence ending).

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An exceptionally ([[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Narf!]]) odd CatchPhrase used to the point it seems more like a bodily emission than speaking. This is often a single nonsense word added at the end of sentences, well past the expected formal variations in speech, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle [[CanadaEh eh?]] It can, [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes ah say]], it can also be a word, sound, or phrase that, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], shows up in various places in a character's dialogue. In Japanese, character tics that occur at the end of sentences are referred to as "kyara-gobi" (キャラ語尾, chara(cter) word/sentence ending).
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An exceptionally ([[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Narf!]]) odd CatchPhrase used to the point it seems more like a bodily emission than speaking. This is often a single nonsense word added at the end of sentences, well past the expected formal variations in speech, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle eh?]] It can, [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes ah say]], it can also be a word, sound, or phrase that shows up in various places in a character's dialogue. In Japanese, character tics that occur at the end of sentences are referred to as "kyara-gobi" (キャラ語尾, chara(cter) word/sentence ending).

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An exceptionally ([[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain Narf!]]) odd CatchPhrase used to the point it seems more like a bodily emission than speaking. This is often a single nonsense word added at the end of sentences, well past the expected formal variations in speech, [[SelfDemonstratingArticle eh?]] It can, [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes ah say]], it can also be a word, sound, or phrase that that, [[LikeIsLikeAComma like]], shows up in various places in a character's dialogue. In Japanese, character tics that occur at the end of sentences are referred to as "kyara-gobi" (キャラ語尾, chara(cter) word/sentence ending).

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Contrast with StrangeSyntaxSpeaker, where the character is using language rules unknown to others. See also CharacterTics, for similar idiosyncrasies applied to physical behavior. A musical variant is LyricalTic. ThirdPersonPerson is a specific tic where the speaker refers to themselves in third-person.

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If a character's verbal tic slips (usually as a sign that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness things are serious]]), then it's VerbalTicked. Contrast with StrangeSyntaxSpeaker, where the character is using language rules unknown to others. See also CharacterTics, for similar idiosyncrasies applied to physical behavior. A musical variant is LyricalTic. ThirdPersonPerson is a specific tic where the speaker refers to themselves in third-person.
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-->-- '''Bug''' from ''ComicBook/{{Micronauts}}'', on [[TheWasp Wasp]]

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-->-- '''Bug''' from ''Franchise/{{Micronauts}}'', on [[TheWasp Wasp]]

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-->-- '''Bug''' from ''Franchise/{{Micronauts}}'', ''ComicBook/{{Micronauts}}'', on [[TheWasp Wasp]]

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