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1. "I'm just saying" (and its variants) isn't meaningless.

b. How do you know "y'know" dates from the early 80s? Which century?

iii. What's the apostrophe doing in your spelling of the term?

Enquiring minds want to know. At least this one does.


From personal experience, I recall this becoming prevalent during the "hippies" era of American History. That was a time when things were,
cool
boss
hip
heavy
groovy (much later, toward the Disco era)
et cetera.

"I am certain there is too much certainty in the world" -Michael Crichton