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8. While I'm used to teens and young adults saying "like" I can't believe the number of women

Wed Dec 26, 2018, 01:56 AM

Dec 2018

of all ages using the term constantly. Nothing signals a dip in intelligence than non-stop use of "like".

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How to Upgrade your Speech by Not Saying "Like" [View all] littlemissmartypants Nov 2018 OP

Peppering one's sentences with "like" denotes intelligence? On what planet? flibbitygiblets Nov 2018 #1

Like, so, ... calimary Nov 2018 #2

And I'm like, "I dunno," ya know? Glorfindel Nov 2018 #3

That's, like, just somebody's opinion, man... n/t TygrBright Nov 2018 #4

Like totally. tymorial Nov 2018 #5

Ima like gonna be so smart! sdfernando Nov 2018 #6

So, let me get this straight. llmart Nov 2018 #7

Furthermore, "like" did not mean "as if" when I was in school. Lionel Mandrake Jan 2019 #9