tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719279.post111714539707879478..comments2023-10-25T10:16:23.924-04:00Comments on Invented Usage: More, "like", usage, man.Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18299970053622180647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719279.post-1117578632570517712005-05-31T18:30:00.000-04:002005-05-31T18:30:00.000-04:00Come to think of it, "uptalk" (use of a phrase-fin...Come to think of it, "uptalk" (use of a phrase-final rising intonation, homophonous with the interrogative contour) is probably the same thing. I wonder if the uptalk 'rises' appear in the same places pausal "like" does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719279.post-1117215856206233292005-05-27T13:44:00.000-04:002005-05-27T13:44:00.000-04:00Absolutely! I think register is a great word, one ...Absolutely! I think register is a great word, one that Cristi and I came to in a phone conversation the other night. We were talking about how in a classroom environment if a student spoke in a tone of complete authority that they'd probably be met with indignance on the part of their classmates. "That guy thinks he's so smart!" etc. etc.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18299970053622180647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5719279.post-1117212837935056482005-05-27T12:53:00.000-04:002005-05-27T12:53:00.000-04:00I have the strong impression, from listening to us...I have the strong impression, from listening to users of pausal "like", that it is a <I>register</I> rather than an inseparable part of their usage. The intent of this register, I guess, is to <I>disclaim</I> authority, probably in order to stay friends. Sprinkling pausal "like" through an utterance seems to disarm it of potential arrogance. It flags the utterance as something the listener is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com