Do any of you 40 and 50-somethings think it's hilarious that our parents made fun of us for sticking "like" in the middle of a sentence, and now our kids and grandkids are doing it too? Would they do it if they realized they're talking just like us?
2007-10-11 05:23:35 · 2 answers · asked by Kacky 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Yeah, well, there you go!
Without giving away my age, I remember teachers complaining about using "like" instead of "as" (if you remember the old cigarette ad "Tastes good like a cigarette should").
2007-10-11 05:57:20 · answer #1 · answered by jb 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't use 'like' a lot when I'm speaking English, but a few girls in my class use it a lot as a filler word when they're speaking and it really annoys me. I don't mind it if you're implying about a past interaction with someone ("and she was like, ...!"), but if you're talking too fast/using it as a filler word constantly, then you really need to find an adjective to take the place of 'like'! Or take a short pause to regain your speaking and move on.
2007-10-11 15:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by Victoria the Viking 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋