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The Campaign Against 'Like'
As Ex-Valley Girls (and Boys) Move Up the Ladder, Pressure Grows to Sound Professional
Two decades after the song "Valley Girl" popularized it, a fresh effort is afoot to stamp out this linguistic quirk. The generation that grew up saying "like" is hitting adulthood -- and the work force. As a result, it is now in the lexicon of investment bankers, doctors and even teachers, where it can sound especially jarring.
A link to the song "Valley Girl" is here (each occurrence of "like" is highlighted in yellow).
Last edited by pretermitted_child; 02-07-2004 at 12:40 AM..
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