Horrible Use of English
Of course people in politics are sleazy, but some of them can´t even speak their own language properly. Below is a quote from a top aid of this guy, Anthony Weiner, who wants to be mayor of NYC.
"She [aspirated]. She like wasn't good at setting up events. She was clearly there because she wanted to be seen. Like it was, like, terrible and I had to like - she would like, she would just not show up for work," said Morgan.
Para los que estudian el inglés; así no se debería usar la palabra like nunca.
5 Answers
Julian, that is Valleyspeak or Valspeak common name for an American sociolect originally of the San Fernando Valley in Southern California. Very sad indeed.
I think he was nervous. I agree that's a horrible way of writing, but when we get nervous, we start to repeat certain words subconsciously -- like mm, it was like.., it was ... God I get lagged hell a lot of times also! But he's a doofus, I agree!
In England too, the word '' like'' has, you know, like, jut become a filler, like.. Like you know, you just hear it, like all the time, like , on the street, it kinda sucks,like..
He doesn't speak it at all; he butchers it.
Like this joker is like in over his head like all by himself. Like he doesn't need any like help from like his aid!
He like isn't the worst; that like top spot goes to former President like George W. Bush!
There is like not enough space to like list all of his mispronunciations. He like did however like get re-elected so, like there might like be a shot for this man to like win his spot as like mayor.
Like my translation of -"Para los que estudian el inglés; así no se debería usar la palabra like nunca." is - For them studying English it, so we should use the word like it ever. I am either wrong in my like translation or the statement like isn't the correct like English word usage or like sentence structure. Like go figure!
