re: Do you notice how often people say ‘like’ when speaking?

Was sitting in an early promotion board where young airmen had to answer a few questions from higher ranking enlisted.

One of the E-9’s called out an airmen for his use of “ums”.

An E-8 called the E-9 out thereafter recounting he didn’t think it was that bad as most people do it, and he had counted 8 “ums” throughout the E-9’s feedback.

Was awesome

With my younger brother, instead of saying "like," he'll say "you know," or "you know what I'm saying," repeatedly. It. Drives. Me. Crazy.

When my daughters began saying "like," I turned it around on them and intentionally did it back to them. It took maybe a week for them to stop it.

The "like shitiss is outta control !! STfU

It has been going on since like the 1980s. Are you like just noticing it now?

Annoying.. yes
But so much more tolerable than what I read here on the O-T Lounge everyday
It's impossible to be taken seriously and it doesn't help your argument when you type "Bro", "Bruh" or "Brah"
Just stop

No worse than ‘literally’??

Yep, after I joined / progressed in Toastmasters I became painfully aware how poorly most people on the planet talk / communicate.

Especially under pressure.

“Uhaa”, yea, like. to be honest, I ….

I deal with UK peeps, the "like" is eehhmm there.