Cool. But “like” CAN be imprecise, deliberately so. If you say, “Ugh, it’s like 100 degrees in here,” you’re saying it’s super hot but you’re not claiming that you know the precise temperature. “Like” is so versatile that it’s the fourth most common word in young adults’ speech in the US, I report in my recent book More Than Words, tinyurl.com/54pnawje. Great to see “like” getting a longer treatment here!
Cool. But “like” CAN be imprecise, deliberately so. If you say, “Ugh, it’s like 100 degrees in here,” you’re saying it’s super hot but you’re not claiming that you know the precise temperature. “Like” is so versatile that it’s the fourth most common word in young adults’ speech in the US, I report in my recent book More Than Words, tinyurl.com/54pnawje. Great to see “like” getting a longer treatment here!