There is an entire generation who uses the word “like” as an interrupt word similar to um and uh. Speakers train themselves to pause instead of using these words. My daughter was saying

While snorkeling in Belize I got water in my ears. It took a few days to clear, and I knew that was a signal that something was not right. I also continued to

I thought this was pink wine for bros. It turns out to be a combination between beer and rose. I don’t know which is worse.

The calendar says that it’s winter and so do the bare branches. All the dead leaves have even been cleaned up from the yard. But there is one last leaf still hanging

Maybe I’m just a cynic, but I get a little annoyed that every day the towels in my resort room are arranged as an animal on my bed – goose, dog, elephant, turtle