I do wish they would 'like' test them before interviewing them on TV
 

Multiple use of the word 'like' in a paragraph or sentence, makes the
interviewee sound like a complete idiot.

I do wish they would 'like' test them before interviewing them on TV
 

Chris Hogg explained :
Why do you think that's a misrepresentation?

I don't think its a misrepresentation, it is exactly how some people
speak as a matter of habit. It makes for a complete nonsense,
repeatedly using the same word over and over - they sound like a
gibbering idiot and it massively devalues anything they might have to
say.

If someone stopped me in the street to ask for directions, speaking
like that, I would be inclined to pass them by as unintelligible.

I do wish they would 'like' test them before interviewing them on TV
 

On Tuesday, 19 November 2019 09:09:12 UTC, wrote:
Multiple use of the word 'like' in a paragraph or sentence, makes the
interviewee sound like a complete idiot.

That's because most of them ARE complete idiots.

I do wish they would 'like' test them before interviewing them on TV
 

On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:09:07 GMT, Harry Bloomfield, Esq.
wrote:

Multiple use of the word 'like' in a paragraph or sentence, makes the
interviewee sound like a complete idiot.

So, that's just like, innit.



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I do wish they would 'like' test them before interviewing them onTV
 

On 19/11/2019 09:09, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Multiple use of the word 'like' in a paragraph or sentence, makes the
interviewee sound like a complete idiot.

....or an intelligent American.

I do wish they would 'like' test them before interviewing them onTV
 

On 19/11/2019 10:40, Paul Herber wrote:
On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:09:07 GMT, Harry Bloomfield, Esq.
wrote:

Multiple use of the word 'like' in a paragraph or sentence, makes the
interviewee sound like a complete idiot.

So, that's just like, innit.




Have an extra point for the leading so.

I do wish they would 'like' test them before interviewing them on TV
 

T whom do you refer?
Often if its somebody who is supposed to be public facing some coaching ins
needed to get the information over in as concise a way as possible.
Last night there was a football team player manager explaining where the
game went wrong, and emoting, but I could not hear any other words clearly
but like and um.
It was one of those streams of consciousness mixed with a broad accent and
no intonation except when he paused to breathe, that was to blame.


Not that I was interested in football but I was amazed the bbc actually
broadcasted it at all.
Brian

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Multiple use of the word 'like' in a paragraph or sentence, makes the
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I do wish they would 'like' test them before interviewing them on TV
 

Like has seemingly replaced erm these days. What about those who start every
sentence with So,

Brian

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On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 09:09:07 GMT, Harry Bloomfield, Esq.
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Multiple use of the word 'like' in a paragraph or sentence, makes the
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Why do you think that's a misrepresentation?

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Not always. Its just that when the circle of people they live in all talk
like that and others do not, it makes it almost impossible to understand.
Brian

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On Tuesday, 19 November 2019 09:09:12 UTC, wrote:
Multiple use of the word 'like' in a paragraph or sentence, makes the
interviewee sound like a complete idiot.

That's because most of them ARE complete idiots.

I do wish they would 'like' test them before interviewing them on TV
 

The other extreme are those who speak as if they are reading a corporate
document, talking about impactful, stake holders, footfall and overarching
criteria, not forgetting the fact that if they are running a business they
don't call it that they call it an offer, as in we strive to make a value
added retail offer in store.
Brian

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On 19/11/2019 09:09, Harry Bloomfield wrote:
Multiple use of the word 'like' in a paragraph or sentence, makes the
interviewee sound like a complete idiot.

...or an intelligent American.