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More and more I've noticed people around me ending their sentences with "or something." I'm guilty as well, and have consciously begun to take it out of my subconscious. My theory is that people are unsure of their statement, so tacking "or something" at the end gets them off the hook for accountability. I say it ranks up there with "um" and "like" and should be used only when necessary. Perhaps I'm just overanalyzing but I'm worried we'll lapse into a society where half our words are just filler words designed to lengthen our statements so we seem to have more to say. Just like in college when we all double-spaced our work to get the 5-page requirement met. If you find you're saying this frequently, ask yourself why you said it. If you can't come up with a good reason then fight it. Make your statements proudly and with confidence, don't muck them up with filler words. </soapbox>