“I’ve, like, got to get there, like, now:” A Rant on Language, Unintelligibility, and Irrevere
eleanorbourgdonion2009-07-01T11:27:55-05:00Once upon a time, the word “like” had a soul. Modern tongues have since beaten the word like the proverbial dead horse, badgering it to the meaningless status of non-verbal filler. “Um” and “like” can be used almost interchangeably.This is an offense into which we all fall, and far too often. People no longer speak or [...]