Olivier
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Hi everybody, is this article about the word "Like" is an american thing to say like him or like her, well I read the article but I don't understand very well, if you could explain me please?

 

http://www.italki.com/article/220/speak-like-an-american-formal-and-informal-uses-of-like-in-the-english-language#.U_bBkyAo7IU

Aug 22, 2014 4:08 AM
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Hi Olivier,

 

The article is in two parts. First, Chris explains the "formal"(standard) use of like, which you would learn in any English course.

 

The second part has the informal uses, eg. <em>be like</em> = <em>say</em>/<em>think</em>, or <em>like</em> as an interjection. The informal uses are typically American.

August 22, 2014

do americans tend to use the word Like? that's the reason of the title of the article about speaking like an american?

August 22, 2014
Olivier
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