Notes on hipster grammar: the word "like" may be added to any declarative sentence. E.g., "That's my pen" becomes "That's, like, my pen."
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@MathPrinceps Moreover, variants such as "Like, that's my pen," and "That's my, like, pen" are common. Even "That's my pen, like" occurs.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MathPrinceps In no case does the insertion of the word "like" materially alter the meaning of the original utterance.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@MathPrinceps This remains true even when the word "like" is inserted more than once, as in "Like, that's, like, my pen."1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@MathPrinceps The number of insertions is typically bounded above by the number of words in the original utterance.
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