Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for October 15, 2003

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    liers  about 11 years ago

    Rat speaks the truth! I can’t stand people who when they’re talking every other word is “like”.

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    AngelMarieSings  about 9 years ago

    I’m actually surprised Rat said that without an insult preceding, he was actually nice for once. She’s ‘like’ an idiot!

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    linksglfr Premium Member about 9 years ago

    do people that speak like that have the ability to turn off the dumb switch when it is truly important? if one is at a job interview, can they lose the colloquial speech? also, when they write (apart from texting) is it similar gibberish?

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    Clearstream  about 8 years ago

    I only say “like” if I am talking so fast I am at loss for words.

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    LOAFY  almost 4 years ago

    “Said” or “says” suggest you’re using the exact words that were spoken. “Like” works a lot better when you’re paraphrasing, which you usually are. And sometimes it just happens naturally. That’s just how people talk. There is no need to police the english language over the dynamics of everyday conversation.

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    LOAFY  almost 4 years ago

    Colloquial speech and modern english such as is employed in every day conversations, or online, is not gibberish. People use the dialects and forms of language which work best under the given circumstances. If these same people were giving a speech, at a job interview, or writing an essay, they would speak more formally. Using this kind of language doesn’t make you an idiot, it shows situational awareness and grants you the ability to actually form a connection with the other person.

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