Comments on: Like, whatever! http://www.reubenland.com/2008/like-whatever/ reubenland.com Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:28:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: reuben http://www.reubenland.com/2008/like-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-428 reuben Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:28:59 +0000 http://www.reubenland.com/?p=110#comment-428 Power on Dave! I'm feelin' your pain brother! Power on Dave! I’m feelin’ your pain brother!

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]]> By: Dave Claridge http://www.reubenland.com/2008/like-whatever/comment-page-1/#comment-427 Dave Claridge Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:15:18 +0000 http://www.reubenland.com/?p=110#comment-427 Never mind the teenagers - my six-year-old daughter has brought this puppy home. It's nested, too... I've even caught my wife adopting the "LIKE" bug. Frightening little alien. As the observant linguist noted, the-L-word is a separator and seems to act primarily as audible punctuation (commas and open-quotation marks in particular). It also seems to forewarn of a dramatic departure from linear thought, or to preface a reaction of someone she's referring to in the sentence. Although thoughts of speech-surgery have crossed my mind (or possible removal with a cheese-grater), I've decided not to make a huge deal out of it. Like dummies, formula and nappies, we're ever hopeful that she'll just grow out of it. The young burger-server I encountered yesterday leaves me pessimistic of this avenue, however... Never mind the teenagers - my six-year-old daughter has brought this puppy home. It’s nested, too… I’ve even caught my wife adopting the “LIKE” bug. Frightening little alien.
As the observant linguist noted, the-L-word is a separator and seems to act primarily as audible punctuation (commas and open-quotation marks in particular). It also seems to forewarn of a dramatic departure from linear thought, or to preface a reaction of someone she’s referring to in the sentence.
Although thoughts of speech-surgery have crossed my mind (or possible removal with a cheese-grater), I’ve decided not to make a huge deal out of it. Like dummies, formula and nappies, we’re ever hopeful that she’ll just grow out of it. The young burger-server I encountered yesterday leaves me pessimistic of this avenue, however…

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