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[TX-starlight]

There have been several posts on hosts & even vendors language/word choices. Isaac is 1 of the worst at using "like". I just saw this posted on FB, & was surprised someone would actually TYPE the way they talk. This drives me crazy!

"I remember in like the 4th grade we write stuff to put in a time capsule was it ever retrieved and opened this would have been in like mid to late 1980".

[x Hedge]

Probably used "Talk to Text" feature.
So yes, it types exactly the way you talk.

[dex]

If you speak that way then I am sure you would write that way.I hear many using the word” like “incorrectly but it is probably considered acceptable now.

[MalteseMomma]

has anyone noticed,  "I mean"  is over taking , "like"

[Murphymom]

Starting sentences with "so" is also becoming an annoying norm.

[Alison Wonderland]

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@dexwrote:

If you speak that way then I am sure you would write that way.I hear many using the word” like “incorrectly but it is probably considered acceptable now.

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I do. I save it for informal writing because it's a stylistic 'voice' choice. I also write professionally and absolutely do not use it that way when I am creating professional documents, presentations, or newsletters for my department.

People have been complaining about 'like' for, like, 50 years now. It's not going away. Words and language evolve - we should do the same.