Two Cadillacs. You've got the quote wrong!! It is much more disturbing.

[Loudmxr]

What he said was:"“Ann drives, a couple of Cadillacs, ACTUALLY.

I like to write speeches and I would never put an adverb at the end of a sentence.

Besides putting a word or phrase like that at the end of a declarative sentence is a British idiomatic affectation.

Like "There are no more booths in the restaurant.. i'm afraid."

There are no more booths and why is she afraid??

It is very upper crust and class superior to phrase things like ending a sentence with an adverb.

As my dear Mother would say "He doesn't think his S**t stinks."

Thanks Mom for making me constantly examine my vocabulary.

[Bonhomme Richard]

1. Using the word "actually" turns a basic statement into a brag. n/t

[HereSince1628]

2. affection or affectation?

Just wondering.

[lastlib]

3. If it's love, it's 'affection'..... eom

[HereSince1628]

6. Which is why I asked...

an affection for idioms would give an entirely different meaning to the sentence than idiomatic British affectations.

But the "I'm afraid" comment suggests false emotion which implies affectation.

[Loudmxr]

4. Oopps!!!!!!

[livetohike]

5. Finally figured out who Romney reminds me of

He reminds me of an alien in a sci fi movie who takes on a human appearance, but doesn't have the language down yet. It's actually sad, I think.

[BOHICA12]

9. Easier than that - Eddie Haskell nt

[Motown_Johnny]

7. He was telling the truth for a change, it confused him so much

that he added "actually" as a reflex.

[TlalocW]

8. What's that in the road... a head?

CUT! No, no, no! The line is, "What's that in the road ahead?" From the top, people!

TlalocW

[GliderGuider]

10. That's almost as egregious as ending a sentence with a preposition...

which is the sort of arbitrary linguistic rule up with which I will not put.

[tech3149]

11. It's good to know I'm not the only language nazi here

I usually just keep my mouth shut. Sometimes I read a post or news story and ask "Is English a second language for you?" Or someone is trying to present a good idea but can't manage to put together a coherent, understandable sentence.
I hate to dismiss them for what are in some sense only style points. It just hurts my brain to try and fill in the blanks or follow one rambling thought to the next.

As an aside, does it really take that long to proof read before you post?