Overuse of the word 'like'

[LadyBarbossa]

Mom and I tried out the new Gondoliers that opened up recently, it was pretty good. However, halfway through the meal, two young women were seated behind us and the one would NOT stop running her mouth. It might not have been so bad if she hadn't been talking so loud and constantly saying 'like'.

"Ok, so, like, I talked to him and like we talked about school some and like, how things are sooo different and I told him to like, you know, like call me sometimes because like, I like him."

And on, and on, and on. And I gathered from the conversation that the girl is in her mid-late TWENTIES. I kid you not, I probably heard the word 'like' at least 100 times in the span of 20 minutes, I was ready to smack the ditz in her stupid face. OMG like, shut like, the FUCK UP.

[Ghel]

I remember in junior high school (which means it was about 20 years ago), my science teacher challenged us to compare an atom to the solar system without using the word "like."

I could have done it. I was a geek even then, and I didn't use "like" nearly as often as my classmates. But nobody that the teacher called on could do it.

[Tanasi]

You know, know what I'm saying, do you feel me.

I guess I'm guilty of some of this but I try real hard not to use such phrases and I'm hard on my kids for using them.

[protege]

And on, and on, and on. And I gathered from the conversation that the girl is in her mid-late TWENTIES. I kid you not, I probably heard the word 'like' at least 100 times in the span of 20 minutes, I was ready to smack the ditz in her stupid face. OMG like, shut like, the FUCK UP.

Ugh. I work with a woman like that. She's 30, and tends to use "like" as every third word in a conversation. It really is grating to listen to. In fact, if that word was removed from the English language...she'd have nothing to say Now *that* would be awesome!

[Bloodsoul]

I remember in junior high school (which means it was about 20 years ago), my science teacher challenged us to compare an atom to the solar system without using the word "like."

I could have done it. I was a geek even then, and I didn't use "like" nearly as often as my classmates. But nobody that the teacher called on could do it.

Atoms can have the appearance of a minature solar system because they both have doohickies orbiting around a large cluster of thingamabobs.

[crashhelmet]

You know, know what I'm saying, do you feel me.

I guess I'm guilty of some of this but I try real hard not to use such phrases and I'm hard on my kids for using them.

Back when Arsenio Hall had his late night talk show, he was interviewing a rapper and this guy kept saying "You know what i'm saying?" after every couple of words.

"I was. Y'know what I'm sayin? Chillin in my crib. Y'know what i'm sayin? And this fly girl. Y'know what I'm sayin? (Repeat ad nauseum)"

No! I don't know what you're saying because you haven't frickin said it yet!!!!!

[Lachrymose]

Back when Arsenio Hall had his late night talk show, he was interviewing a rapper and this guy kept saying "You know what i'm saying?" after every couple of words.

"I was. Y'know what I'm sayin? Chillin in my crib. Y'know what i'm sayin? And this fly girl. Y'know what I'm sayin? (Repeat ad nauseum)"

No! I don't know what you're saying because you haven't frickin said it yet!!!!!

http://www.collegehumor.com/video:950545

[Tanasi]

Back when Arsenio Hall had his late night talk show, he was interviewing a rapper and this guy kept saying "You know what i'm saying?" after every couple of words.

"I was. Y'know what I'm sayin? Chillin in my crib. Y'know what i'm sayin? And this fly girl. Y'know what I'm sayin? (Repeat ad nauseum)"

No! I don't know what you're saying because you haven't frickin said it yet!!!!!

Once of my youngest son's best friends uses that phrase a lot, I found out it doesn't work with this kid to stop the use because that's how his neighborhood peers and family talk. Real nice kid just a shame his language skills will probably hold him back.