The Linguistic Evolution of ‘Like’

Re:The Linguistic Evolution of ‘Like’ by sndean on Monday November 28, 2016 @12:19PM (#13056827)

I've actually been called out multiple times for starting sentences with "I don't know..." It took a while, but I've realized it's one way for me to allow my mouth catch up with my brain.

Like a buffer period for me to make sure I'm saying what I'm thinking. Otherwise my words become oddly jumbled and nonsensical. Maybe it might be better if that buffer period was just silence.

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Re:The Linguistic Evolution of ‘Like’ by asdfasdfa11112 on Monday November 28, 2016 @07:17PM (#13059597)

Except that also serves as a placeholder for your turn to speak. I frequently find myself taking an extra second to think before I speak only to have my turn pass me by, because someone else started up right away.

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Re:The Linguistic Evolution of ‘Like’ by sndean on Monday November 28, 2016 @10:41PM (#13060602)

This happens to me all the time. Possibly every day. And normally the conversation just keeps moving.

Maybe it's an introvert thing.

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