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Nov 11, 2022, 04:56 PM
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Member Since: Jul 2019
Location: Downtown Vibes, California
Posts: 15,701
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Originally Posted by nonightowl
Two words that are too, like, commonly used?? Like a word that you keep hearing that, like, means NOTHING???
LIKE!  And a tie between "awesome" and "soc". I haven't heard anyone my age use the word "like" in a meaningless way in a sentence, just younger people: "It was, like, you know just so hot, that we,like, just cranked up the a/c and, like, stayed inside all day."
And everything is "awesome". "Soc" can be either short for social security number (That IS a mouthful) or "social" as in your social life or your social media activity..."And what's your soc?" In what context? And it's pronounced "sosh" rhyming with "soap", with the "-sh" sound.
Sidenote, "narc" to me has always been short for narcotics or an undercover narcotics cop; I don't know when it started being used as short for narcissistic but it bothers me.
This is technically a phrase and not just separate words, Beth, but I also hate "you know". NO, I don't know unless you tell me. "It was just too much trouble, you know?" No, I don't. Explain.
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I'm there with you on all - except that I'm working on "like." I do believe it's a speech habit that is a result of having grown up in Calif. "I'm just, like, not really sure..." or "So, do you want to go to lunch, or, like...should we just meet later in the afternoon?"
I'm also working on using the word "awesome" unless something truly IS awesome (breathtaking, stunning, astounding).
"Soc" (sosh) - please, no. I cringe when I hear that term. I remember the first time I heard it; I was 14. I cringed then.
My mom used to discourage me from saying "go." As in, "She said we had a fun time. So I go I didn't really think it was all that great."
Not "go." Said. Commented. Replied. Disagreed.
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