I felt like you got the point, so I didn't include these in the video, but here are some more definitions for "like": Like can be defined as "Said", when used in the form "was like". "I was like, 'I'm not paying for that', and then he was like 'I'm calling the police'." You could argue that this is just a 0.5 definition to the "similar to" definition. That same "was like" form can also be used to express how somebody looked, or an action they took. "I was like (scrunches up face in disgust)". "He was like WHAM!". This is probably just another 0.5 for the "similar to" definition. We also didn't even touch on "looks like". Not in the form of "He looks like a gnome", which is just the "similar to" definition again, but in the form of "It looks like we're here". That's gotta be another 0.5 at LEAST, I'm talkin WORST CASE SCENARIO. If you're a CHEAPSKATE that's only a 0.5 definition.
I and, I think most people, don't mind most uses of the word, but the overuse of it insofar as it means "uh". It's the like that doesn't serve the sentence in any way beyond taking up space For example: "I like really enjoy like driving around at like night". In this example, all of these likes have no real meaning beyond something like "uh". They can (and should) be omitted from the sentence without hurting the sentence's meaning at all. All the other likes at least have some meaning and substitute other lexical words.
When it is that kind of criticism, it makes FAR more sense. I do still find it a lil strange how much hate there is specifically for the "um" form of "like", though -- hate which doesn't exist for "um". I don't consider it a problem or anything, but I do absolutely find it interesting, and I love talking/thinking about it. I feel the same way about the hate some people have for the misuse of the word "literally", feelings which don't exist for the misuse of "genuinely" or "actually", when those words are used for the purpose of exaggeration. And while I'm not opposed to cutting out filler words, I do honestly consider "like" to be a more effective filler word than "um". Both are fillers, but that particular form of "like" can also be used to express uncertainty in a statement -- whereas "um" doesn't really serve any kind of purpose.
@Chimmaney Those are some really good points, especially the one about how "uhm" doesn't receive as much hate as "like." Seeing as I am the type of person that your point applies to, it begs a rethinking of my feelings towards "like." Now I'm curious as to why I, and many other people, really dislike this use of "like." Clearly, it isn't a disdain for filler words in general. It only seems to apply to this particular word, as you pointed out. I'm assuming it has to do with its general association with the annoying "Valley girl" stereotype.
@@chaunceyfauntleroymontgome3535Could be! Maybe it's the type of person you associate with it, maybe it's the way the word sounds, maybe it's something completely different. I wonder how many of the people who dislike "like" as a filler word also feel the same way about, for example, people in the North of Britain who end sentences with an unnecessary "like". Is the feeling the same when it's at the end, instead of the middle? If not, is it because of the pronunciation? Or is it because of something else? I love this kind of stuff.
I felt like you got the point, so I didn't include these in the video, but here are some more definitions for "like":
Like can be defined as "Said", when used in the form "was like". "I was like, 'I'm not paying for that', and then he was like 'I'm calling the police'."
You could argue that this is just a 0.5 definition to the "similar to" definition.
That same "was like" form can also be used to express how somebody looked, or an action they took. "I was like (scrunches up face in disgust)". "He was like WHAM!".
This is probably just another 0.5 for the "similar to" definition.
We also didn't even touch on "looks like". Not in the form of "He looks like a gnome", which is just the "similar to" definition again, but in the form of "It looks like we're here". That's gotta be another 0.5 at LEAST, I'm talkin WORST CASE SCENARIO. If you're a CHEAPSKATE that's only a 0.5 definition.
I've seen the word "like" so many times, it doesn't even look like a word anymore
Shaggy just likes keeping things simple
counterpoint: valley girls
Like! Zionks scoob!
agreed.
pressed da like button for this one
I, like, really like your argument here.
Language is like, fascinating and as a language nerd this scratches a very particular itch!
Also Jerma fan? 👀
Jerma and ster have been my favourite entertainers since like 2013. Love those fellas.
@@Chimmaney amazing taste
I and, I think most people, don't mind most uses of the word, but the overuse of it insofar as it means "uh". It's the like that doesn't serve the sentence in any way beyond taking up space
For example: "I like really enjoy like driving around at like night".
In this example, all of these likes have no real meaning beyond something like "uh". They can (and should) be omitted from the sentence without hurting the sentence's meaning at all. All the other likes at least have some meaning and substitute other lexical words.
When it is that kind of criticism, it makes FAR more sense. I do still find it a lil strange how much hate there is specifically for the "um" form of "like", though -- hate which doesn't exist for "um". I don't consider it a problem or anything, but I do absolutely find it interesting, and I love talking/thinking about it.
I feel the same way about the hate some people have for the misuse of the word "literally", feelings which don't exist for the misuse of "genuinely" or "actually", when those words are used for the purpose of exaggeration.
And while I'm not opposed to cutting out filler words, I do honestly consider "like" to be a more effective filler word than "um". Both are fillers, but that particular form of "like" can also be used to express uncertainty in a statement -- whereas "um" doesn't really serve any kind of purpose.
@Chimmaney Those are some really good points, especially the one about how "uhm" doesn't receive as much hate as "like." Seeing as I am the type of person that your point applies to, it begs a rethinking of my feelings towards "like."
Now I'm curious as to why I, and many other people, really dislike this use of "like." Clearly, it isn't a disdain for filler words in general. It only seems to apply to this particular word, as you pointed out.
I'm assuming it has to do with its general association with the annoying "Valley girl" stereotype.
@@chaunceyfauntleroymontgome3535Could be! Maybe it's the type of person you associate with it, maybe it's the way the word sounds, maybe it's something completely different.
I wonder how many of the people who dislike "like" as a filler word also feel the same way about, for example, people in the North of Britain who end sentences with an unnecessary "like". Is the feeling the same when it's at the end, instead of the middle? If not, is it because of the pronunciation? Or is it because of something else?
I love this kind of stuff.