discussion on this article 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

Olivier

discussion on this article

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

2014년 8월 22일 오전 4:08

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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. be like = say/think, or like as an interjection. The informal uses are typically American.

2014년 8월 22일

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

2014년 8월 22일

Olivier

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