How to stop saying a word?

[Kaination]

Well, recently my friend brought the attention to me that I have a horrible habit of saying "Foo" at the end, like way back in 6th grade.

Here's some example:

"Hey foo, did you hear about blah?"
"Wanna goto the arcade foo?"
"This foo was trying to do blahblahblah"
"aye foo, blah blah blah"
"foo, did you hear about the new game?"

I never ****ing noticed it until my friend told me to stop. Now I can completely notice and I say it after every sentence, it's ****ing annoying me to all kingdom come.

Is there any actual way to get me to stop saying it? Like anything I can do.

 

[sub]

I know of one way which will bring about an end to you uttering this word, but I try not to advocate suicide.

 

[Zeonix]

Realization of a certain behavior is the first step. Now you have to consciously stop yourself from saying it. If you slip up, say to yourself, "Holy ****ing ****, stop it." Over time, you'll either stop saying that word or replace it with another word or phrase.

 

[Grega]

Not really much you can do about it.

Its a habit. You do it automatically.

A good way is to concentrate on every word you want to say in a sentence. Remember to speak slower that way youll be in full controll. Once you dont need to concentrate so much on the words you want to speak without actually using "foo" you step up the paste of your talking untill you reach your normall speed.

This takes a lot of effort and concentration. And for a while at the start you may look like an idiot. But its a good way to get rid of such a habit.

 

[Chakra-X]

I shall take this idea from a Samuel L. Jackson movie.

Anytime you say "foo", quickly add on "ever", so it will sound like "forever", which is a typical word. It makes no sense to say "hey forever, let's go to the arcade", so you'll eventually stop saying it.

I think.

 

[KarrdeKNR]

Slap yourself in the face every time you say it or even think the word. Not so hard it really hurts but enough to be annoying. You'll catch yourself a lot and eventually you should condition yourself not to do it.

 

[Barney]

Have someone slap you every time you say it.

 

[Rocky]

I have the same problem calling people "Champ" It started off mockingly cause I hated when people would call me champ, but now it's grown on me and I keep using it. I usually just pretend I'm mocking someone calling them that, but it still tears me up on on the inside.

 

[KelesK]

Realization of a certain behavior is the first step. Now you have to consciously stop yourself from saying it.

It's the best way. Just think about what you're saying and most of the time you'll end up realizing you're going to say it, then bite your tongue or lip hard enough that it hurts.

You'll stop saying it eventually. ;D

 

[frsrblch]

Yeah, if you're conscious that you're saying it, you should slowly stop yourself. Just keep telling yourself to stop saying it.

Or, if you want to annoy people more, you could swap out "foo" for "bro". Don't change anything, just one day switch from one to the other.

 

[Spunky]

Shoot yourself in the nuts. Kudos to anyone who knows what that reference is from.

There's no real way to stop other than to just stop.

 

[Kaination]

It's a habit, but I'm (slightly) starting to control it.

I've been noticing, a couple times, not every time, that I was about to say it. usually, I just kind of blurt it out, but a few times, if I am about to say Foo at the end of the sentence, I can catch it.

I'm just hoping I drop it all together. I hardly notice when I say it unless it was recently on my mind.

 

[Deman]

Just work through it with solution based therapy as opposed to becoming preoccupied with yourself having a problem.

12 steps man, 12 steps.

 

[Viper]

It will go away on it's own.