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25 Dec 2016 — Self-driving Car

 

How would you interpret this common use of "like"?
(informal)

 

Sergey Brin shows John Kerry a self-driving car.

You can't be reading the newspaper while operating this vehicle. You, like, have to pay attention to the road.  

(An example of usage, not an actual quote.)

Select each option and read the feedback.

 

1.

You, like, have to pay attention to the road.

2.

You, like, have to pay attention to the road.

3.

It means "I regret to tell you".

You, like, have to pay attention to the road.

4.

It means "actually" and "contrary to expectation".

You, like, have to pay attention to the road.

5.

It means "says"

You, like, have to pay attention to the road.

GLOSSARY

exaggerate (V) – to make something bigger when talking about it, beyond truth, overstate; misrepresent something abnormally.

literally (Adv) – actually; without exaggeration or inaccuracy

vehicle (N) — automobile; general term for something that carries people and is driven (cart, sled, bus, tractor, truck, etc.)

RESOURCE

McWhorter, John. "The Evolution of 'Like'."  The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2016, theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/11/the-evolution-of-like/507614.

IMAGE

Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin shows U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry the sensor displays inside one of Google's self-driving cars. by US Dept. of State on Flickr, 23 June 2016, flickr.com/photos/statephotos/27786623161. Cropped and resized. Licensed under US Government Works.