Megan loves music...It's really the best.

remove the extraneous "like" from my speech... (read all 2 entries…)
ugh... 23 months ago

It’s so hard! I’m starting to progress a little because I am catching myself saying it instead of just not thinking and saying it in almost every sentence. I’ve found it helps if you slow down and think a little before you say something (another one of my goals!)



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ok now i’m going to try to do this too! sometimes I say “like”, though, because it softens whatever I have to say, you know? If i’m answering something in class and I don’t want to sound too cocky or smart, I say “like” so it sounds as if i’m humble and not sure of the answer lol. so i don’t know if i’ll fully give this up when class starts again… :)

Megan loves music...It's really the best.

haha yeah, I say like a lot too when I am trying to explain something and I can’t find the word…I just fill in with “like” in stead of “um” lol It’s just habit I guess.


 

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