And I’m, Like, Whatever!
After seeing Gone Baby Gone, we went to Mario and Luigi’s for dinner, and for some reason, we were seated next to a full table, even though half of the dining room was empty. There were three young women at the table, and one older man (obviously not the father, from the conversation). They talked loudly, so it was impossible not to overhear.
What I want to know is when did every undergraduate start talking like a valley girl? And what happened to the verb “say”? The whole time, these three said things like (do note that “like,” as in this sentence, does actually mean something):
“So he goes, like …”
“And I’m, like, whatever!”
“And she goes, like …”
“And I’m, like, whatever!”
“And he’s, like …”
“And I’m, like, whatever!”
or
“So he goes, like, you know …”
“And I’m like, you know …”
I’m not so much of a geezer that I don’t expect 18 year-olds to be 18 year-olds, but jeez, could we please use the verb “say” just once? And more to the point, do they ever grow out of it, or are they going to be saying, “And I was like, whatever!” when they’re in the nursing home? Are we going to end up with a President and Congresscritters that talk like that?
Slang is fine, but do these kids have a vocabulary larger than a hundred words?
