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<blockquote data-quote="jim pinto" data-source="post: 3342458" data-attributes="member: 17619">I recognize that I'm alone on this (or at least in the minority), but I don't say the word -- like -- for emphasis... or as a gap in my... like... thinking.I realize it's a trend about Gen-Y (yadda, yadda) and despite growing up in Southern California where &quot;like&quot; made it's earliest appearances, I don't use the word.Now. I also realize this is dangerously close to soapboxing and has little to do with gaming, but I was catching up on OOTS, PVP, and so on... when I came upon something that WAS NOT there before. Characters using LIKE for emphasis... a colloquial pause in speech if you will.And this improper English isn't stopping there. It's made it's way onto TV and soon... very soon, characters in books make start... like... talking that way.So. My true concern is this: When are we going to see Dungeons and Dragons like 4.0?With Attacks of like Opportunity ya know? (AOLOYK)With Power Word: Like Stun?Like Mind Flayers?Spell Like Components?and Like Turn Undead?We should be like very concerned about like masterwork items and stuff. And like when a monster like surprises you and like your like armor check penalty is like too high to use your like Jump skill.That's what I'm really worried about.Ya know?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jim pinto, post: 3342458, member: 17619"] I recognize that I'm alone on this (or at least in the minority), but I don't say the word -- like -- for emphasis... or as a gap in my... like... thinking. I realize it's a trend about Gen-Y (yadda, yadda) and despite growing up in Southern California where "like" made it's earliest appearances, I don't use the word. Now. I also realize this is dangerously close to soapboxing and has little to do with gaming, but I was catching up on OOTS, PVP, and so on... when I came upon something that WAS NOT there before. Characters using LIKE for emphasis... a colloquial pause in speech if you will. And this improper English isn't stopping there. It's made it's way onto TV and soon... very soon, characters in books make start... like... talking that way. So. My true concern is this: When are we going to see Dungeons and Dragons like 4.0? With Attacks of like Opportunity ya know? (AOLOYK) With Power Word: Like Stun? Like Mind Flayers? Spell Like Components? and Like Turn Undead? We should be like very concerned about like masterwork items and stuff. And like when a monster like surprises you and like your like armor check penalty is like too high to use your like Jump skill. That's what I'm really worried about. Ya know? [/QUOTE]

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