1. Like, Yikes!
- Author
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Peters, Mark
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VOCABULARY , *LIKE (The English word) , *ENGLISH etymology , *NATIVE language , *CONVERSATION - Abstract
The article explores myths about the word like. The distinct communicative functions of like in speech are emphasized. Women use the about and says types more, and men use the conversation-smoothing types more. Teenagers do use like more than other age groups, but adults of any age use all four vernacular forms of like.
- Published
- 2008