Among Grant’s candidates for his 2014 Words of the Year list are the phrases “I can’t even” and “Can you not.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “I Can’t Even”
I know the year’s not over yet, but I am already thinking about words of the year.
Oh, yeah.
And a big one’s going to be on a lot of lists.
It’s I can’t even.
Oh, yeah.
As an expression of kind of like unbelief or surprise or doubt.
And then she said to me that I had to move out.
I can’t even.
Yeah.
And you just stopped there.
I can’t even.
And then the companion for that is, can you not?
There’s just that.
There’s no.
Not can you not.
Do something.
It’s just.
Can you not.
Which means.
Just quit being.
Whatever you’re being.
Because it’s not.
Really suiting.
The situation.
Can you not.
Yeah.
Good stuff.
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