Shorty
Boomer Boy
Good grammar has went the way of the horse and buggy.
Not nearly as annoying as today's generation's overuse of "like"...
Starting every sentence with "so" is quickly becoming more annoying that the overuse of "like".
Good grammar has went the way of the horse and buggy.
My pet peave has nothing to do with grammar. At least once per week, I hear someone refer to a choice between two bad potential outcomes as a "Catch-22 situation". That drives me crazy. It is obvoious that the speaker has no idea what the phrase means. It is most often misused by media people or interviewees on news shows.
In this context, both of these words have a legitimate function as speech "softeners". Imagine answering a question or giving a command in which you don't want to come off as too forceful, or if you want to present something as a possibility rather than a certainty.
"Do it this way" vs. "So, do it, like, this way".
"This is the greatest party ever" vs. "So, this is, like, the greatest party ever".
If you say these out loud, then the difference becomes clear. As I mentioned in my earlier post, the biggest issue is when people aren't able to code-switch (incorrect use, I know) between formal and informal. That's probably a generational issue, as younger generations tend to be more informal.
Legitimate as in sadly pervasive?
So, has anyone tried the WordRake software? I get the weekly emails and it sounds like a great product but you never know, you know?
I had to get on to my ex about her usage of "like". It was pretty unbearable at times. We broke it down though and the reason it sounds so bad is because she uses it as a discourse marker and also uses "like" to describe when someone is speaking instead of "he/she said". Throw that together with her love of similes and you would get a sentence with 5 "likes" in it.