There's also been considerable research done on the use of "like" as a highlighter or foregrounder, as in "like, awesome". Herb ________________________________ From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Allison Rose Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 3:28 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: FW: conjunction or preposition I unfortunately still use that word, though I'm recovering nicely now that I'm moving towards grad school. My Latin teacher finds it extremely funny that, when listening to a girl talk on the elevator the other day, he counted - Seven (7) sentences, - Five (5) of which contained the word "like," and - Two (2) of which contained the word "like" more than once. Just figured I'd inject a little college humor. My downfall is the word "dude": "Dude, I saw that and I was, like, awesome!" - Allison To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/