Has anyone besides me noticed the absolutely out-of-control amount of random ‘likes’ thrown at random intervals into most persons’ conversations? Everything is ‘like’ this and ‘like’ that. People go to the ‘like’ supermarket and the ‘like’ mall. These places must be in the valley because I have never been to any such ‘like’ locations.
Ok, I’m not go to sit here on my pedestal of a computer chair pointing my finger of shame at everyone else. I must admit that I used to stumble in this grammatical pitfall. I disgusted myself. But, I have kicked the habit– and I think a grassroots campaign to extinguish the errant use of ‘likes’ is in order.
Can’t we all just learn to say what we really mean without having to soften it with a ‘like’? Repeat after me: ‘I am an intelligent, confident person who does not need to mask my words in the guise of a simile. I will not scatter ‘likes’ in my vocabulary in non-customary positions. I like myself — not like like myself’.
Now if I could just find a co-founder for my grassroots organization…
2 responses so far ↓
1 Lindsey // Jul 13, 2003 at 3:31 pm
I’ll be your co-founder! I also used to be a “like” fanatic. I overcame it. Something about going to college and growing up. Like totally!
just kidding… errr that…
Oh, and you’re on my list now
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