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[quote=Anonymous]The overuse of "like" by tween/teen girls (and even some adult women) drives me crazy!! I drive my daughters' sports carpools several days a week and this is a typical sentence exchanged by these girls:

"Today, I like went to the bus stop, and like everyone was wearing like jeans. It was like ninety degrees outside. I'm like, 'aren't you guys like hot wearing jeans?' and they're all like 'no, we look good.' Like whatever..."

I constantly correct it in my own kids at home (not in front of others) but hear them lapse back into it as soon as they're around their friends.  Is it me, or does it sound completely stupid?  I want my girls to be smart, articulate young ladies, and using 'like' several times in every statement just sounds stupid. I guess it's the 201X version of Valley Girl speak.

Do you allow your daughters to speak like this, or do you try to help them break this ugly habit?!  Do you think teachers should be addressing this in school, or am I just a grumpy old stick in the mud for thinking it's a problem?[/quote]

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