Colleagues in higher education will be reading this title, understanding the context without any further explanation. For those who need further explanation, please read on. Students entering into dialogue with staff frequently begin with "basically, what it is...."
When I was at school, (during the 80s), it was customary to stand when a teacher walked into the classroom. In unison, all the children would greet the teacher with a "Good Morning/Afternoon Mr, Mrs, Miss or Ms Whatever your name was". A bit too much for a university environment, but to offer a simple "hello" and "can you help me?" is a much more effective way of starting a conversation.
The biggest problem I now face is that I frequently find myself starting a sentence with BASICALLY!!
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