I heard a story on the radio yesterday about the use of the word “like” in our modern culture. Like, this is like, the best blog that like I’ve ever like read before. The story was about how not just America has embraced this, but countries everywhere that use the English language.
Like, Kinda, Sorta, are preface words that you use without thinking in order to soften whatever you say or think, in order to let you off the hook for saying something meaningful.
You don’t have to take full responsibility for what comes after like/kinda/sorta, because you don’t mean THOSE (harsh, over the top, not well thought out, watered down) words, you’re only sorta responsible for an idea in the like ballpark of THOSE words…you used a cheap preface to get you off the hook.
I get it. We all preface with like, kinda, sorta.
But removing those words from your attitude (and maybe even your speech) will set you apart as someone who is willing to say what they mean and mean what they say. Lots of cliches are true.
It’s easy to kinda say something. It’s hard to say something.
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