{"id":68987,"date":"2023-04-18T23:42:36","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T23:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=68987"},"modified":"2023-04-29T05:13:08","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T05:13:08","slug":"like-with-linguist-valerie-fridland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/like-with-linguist-valerie-fridland\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 1976: 3 Benefits of &#8216;Like&#8217; with Linguist Valerie Fridland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Have you noticed that native English speakers say \u2018like\u2019 a lot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In today\u2019s episode, linguist and author Valerie Fridland joins us to breakdown the word \u2018like.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She shares why it\u2019s actually a positive and useful speech marker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 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relations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Misconceptions about modern English speech<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Learning a new language can cause misconceptions at times, especially in modern English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some will see certain parts of a language negatively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Valerie believes it doesn&#8217;t need to be that way and shares a misconception of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/how-to-affirm-the-relationship-in-english\/\">modern American English habits<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is the idea that you shouldn\u2019t use the word \u2018like\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using \u2018like\u2019 has taken its fair share of shade in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-1190-are-you-sarcastic-how-to-be-sarcastic-in-american-english\/\">American English<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of people have a negative view of this word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some people 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