"You Know"

This may be a pet peeve masquerading as an erudite post, but I think there's some value to bringing it up. I certainly own that I dislike the expression, "You Know," I think it's like fingernails on a chalkboard. The main problem I have with it is it's overuse. When I hear the expression more than I hear actual content, then it's a problem. If it takes the place of real words that convey meaning, then it's detrimental. This is exactly what I witness, time and again.

It's not communication because if I already knew, then I wouldn't need to listen to you. What I'm listening for the words that inform me of your meaning, those that let me understand what you felt, experienced, or think. I can't do that just by imagining what I would feel or how I would react-because those are my own things. What "I know" is what is already inside me, and those would be assumptions, projections, and most likely wrong if I applied them to you.

So, for my sake if not your own, please take the time to find words that mean something and actually allow me to understand you. Maybe we could even find a "You Know"-free day, a sort of national holiday without this inanity.