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Video Script:
Intro (shouted): "Hotch Potch English - The Mega Minute!"
Let's face it: most young Americans probably know a LOT of words. But there's one word they really really like.
And that word is: LIKE!
The expression "was like", in new American English, can mean "said":
"And I was like: are you serious?" means "And I said: are you serious?"
Sometimes it doesn't mean anything at all:
"I was like, so mad..." means "I was so mad..."
(Special Note: 'mad' in American English means 'angry'. 'Mad' in British English 'mad' means 'crazy'...)
If you use "like" to mean "appreciate or enjoy", it gets complicated:
"I really like, like you!" (that's a lotta liking going on!)
And if you use "like" for comparisons it gets confusing:
'It was like, like an old 40s gangster movie.' - 'And did you like, like it?' - 'Like kinda...'
Americans, huh? You gotta like 'em!
End (whispered): "Hotch Potch English dot com (hotchpotchenglish.com), - 'The Mega Minute !' "
Credits:
Vidcast 9 {Slang} ~ "Love Americans"
Created & written by Sab Will
Starring Sab Will & Friends
Copyright 2008 Sab Will / Hotch Potch English
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