Monday, January 5, 2009

um, uh, so yeah

the word like is quickly becoming my least favorite word of all time. it is fine when used in moderation but when you use it at least once a sentence it's just too much. i dare you to count how many times people say like during class. it's best to count during an LA class because that's where the most discussion usually goes on. i have personally counted 15 likes from one short comment all coming from one person. why do we use the word like so much? it surely doesn't make us sound any smarter.

saying like can be compared to saying um, uh, so, yeah, and words like that; they're just filler words. our attempts at filling the silence while our brain is still thinking of what to say next. you should really stop and listen to your fellow classmates and hear what they're really saying. i betcha you will find that you hear a lot of likes, uhs, ums, and blah blah blah the list goes on and on, you all know what words i'm talking about.

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