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0Which is correct?02br
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001. I heard that dish we had for lunch was, like, Chinese.02br
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002. 01font00I heard that dish we had for lunch was like, Chinese.02font02br
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001. 01font00So what time are you coming?02font02br
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002. So, what time are you coming?02br
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001. 01font00Hey Brandon!02font02br
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002. Hey, Brandon!0-
  

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0If you use "like" like that, you sound like a teenager. I was, like, so happy to, like, see him. It's a verbal "tic" with no contribution to the sentence.

— BarbaraPA

  • 0If you use "like" like that, you sound like a teenager.
  • I was, like, so happy to, like, see him.
  • It's a verbal "tic" with no contribution to the sentence.
  • But if you include it, but a common either side.
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0If you use "like" like that, you sound like a teenager. I was, like, so happy to, like, see him. It's a verbal "tic" with no contribution to the sentence. But if you include it, but a common either side. 02br
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00With the other two, it's not really necessary to have a comma after such a short phrase (So, Hey,) but it's not wrong to include it.0-
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