#valley speak

[theartofmany]

“Have you ever, like, wondered why people, like, talk like this? The word "like" and its prevalence in modern American speech have baffled linguists and frustrated listeners worldwide. But what started this annoying trend might have actually been a mistake All it needed was one song parodying the girls from California's San Fernando Valley in the '70s to make it one of the most widely used words in the English language...” From Youtube channel Insider: Why Americans Say "Like" In The Middle Of Sentences Yeah, like... xD Enjoy...

[newhologram]

Why Americans Say "Like" In The Middle Of Sentences

A more accurate title would maybe be “Why Southern Californians ____” but yes, hello, my international friends, this is why I sound like this. One of my teachers at film editing school had a whole day dedicated to try training all filler words out of us to make us sound more professional, including “like” but it, like, totally didn’t work. 😂

[heroicleisure]

The Cichlids, “Lifeguard Dan” (1980)

[justinwinkelman]

"Ew! Ohmigod, his arms are so totally grody!" --Me

This may be the most Valley-tastic sentence I've ever uttered (okay, kind of gay-shrieked). I don't like weird muscley/veiny arms, okay?