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Unfortunately, I catch myself using "like" more than I should. I usually use it more for a pause to collect my thoughts when I am describing something, or to compare something. It just happens to be the shortest word when comparing, even though I might have a vocabulary with other examples.
However, I am just 2 years out of high school, where many of my friends used it incorrectly. (excuses, excuses)
I have only used the word 'whatever' to someone when they are so mind-bogglingly obviously wrong or use logical fallacies that make my head hurt, simply to get them to shut up and go away. But never in that 'valley girl' style. I know a valley girl, and she hates the stereotypical 'vg' more than I do, simply because she had to put up with them and the stereotype being put on her. But, she is an engineer, so that would explain a great many things.
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