&The Evasion-English Dictionary& by Maggie Balistreri (The Essay Page): TheScreamOnline Internet e-Journal of Fiction, Art, Photography, Essays, The Strange & Bizarre

A list of common English faux pas which evolves into an examination of human psychology and our unwitting honesty in everyday language. I read this with increasing fascination *because* I began to realize that Miss Maggie is not clever: she is brilliant.

Reviewed by jamienae Oct 03, 02:55am ( 15 reviews ) • thescreamonline.com

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Rated by clintyfresh on Oct 29, 5:12pm

"Did you see what she was wearing? I was like . . . ." (Judge.)" I enjoyed the first half, but the second half seemed sort of contrived.
Rated by jamienae on Oct 03, 2:55am

A list of common English faux pas which evolves into an examination of human psychology and our unwitting honesty in everyday language. I read this with increasing fascination *because* I began to realize that Miss Maggie is not clever: she is brilliant.
Rated by rhunlimited on Jun 10, 10:43am

This is so funny!
Rated by ontic on May 18, 11:18am

Enjoyed it.
Rated by Mystakaphoros on Feb 12 2009, 9:16pm

It's... like.... amazing, right?
Rated by ninjaboyjazz on Feb 12 2009, 6:11pm

The context of a chosen word can like, completely change the meaning.
Reviewed by anahoj on Feb 04 2009, 10:38pm

Call me a sell out, but I believe that it is sometimes much easier to communicate with other people if I talk the way they do, so even though it may not be how I write or speak to people who are close to me, it's how I would to a person who I'm just meeting. I just read an article the other day which said that a schoolchild will say the word "like" much more often if (s)he is surrounded by peers rather than with one teacher/examiner. It's just how people behave, it's not because we are 'stupid'.

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