Things I say far too often in class:
Seriously, I have said all of these things in class on multiple occasions since I started teaching, and some of them I say multiple times per hour.
—Right?...Yes. Okay.
—Pull yourselves together.
—Comments? Questions? Complaints?
—Put a cork in it.
—Excellent. Very good. Okay.
—Who wants to read? ... Okay, rephrasing. Who is willing to sacrifice himself so the rest of the class doesn't have to?
—Hello?
—Okay, what is going on back there?
—All right, moving on.
—I know, it's crazy when you have to do work in class.
—Hey. Hey. HEY! English! (or "Listen, please!")
—Uh...okay. Sure.
—The next person to say "no" is going to come up here and sing a song.
—Okay, yes or no? Yeeeessss or noooooo. Some sign that you're alive? Anything?