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I tend to be very aware of linguistic quirks, such the overuse of the word
"literally" (ie, it's literally raining cats and dogs out there) or the
whole implied/inferred conflation. In my more uptight past I used to get
annoyed by some of these, but then I got my head out of my #ss and realized
it's not actually that big a deal except in formal communication, and often
not even then.
But a few turns of phrase still strike me as particularly odd. When I
worked at a hobby store some years ago, I frequently heard hardcore game
geeks use phrases such as "me like!" to describe a favorite item, or else
they'd say "sigh" or "groan" to denote either sound. I imagine that those
latter two arose from online MUDs and the like, but where the heck did "me
like" originate? Cookie Monster? I spot the phrase on LUGNET occasionally,
so I figured that this was the place to ask.
Just wondering...
Dave!
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