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PonyFan Posted 13 years ago
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"Princess Celestia’s a little busy getting ready for the Summer Sun celebration. And it’s like, day after tomorrow!"

Could you tell me what kind of function this type of like has? thanks in advance!

The line is quoted from http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xsky32_my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-season-1-episode-1-the-mare-in-the-moon-captioned_shortfilms#.UeVq3m1heVo in 05:10

The transcription is available in http://mlp.wikia.com/wiki/Transcripts/Friendship_is_Magic,_part_1
  

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It's a filler word or mild intensifier, drawing attention to "day after tomorrow", probably emphasising that this is not far away. With some people it can become a habit to insert the word "like" frequently and almost meaninglessly. There should be a comma before and after "like".

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  • It's a filler word or mild intensifier, drawing attention to "day after tomorrow", probably emphasising that this is not far away.
  • With some people it can become a habit to insert the word "like" frequently and almost meaninglessly.
  • There should be a comma before and after "like".
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It's a filler word or mild intensifier, drawing attention to "day after tomorrow", probably emphasising that this is not far away. With some people it can become a habit to insert the word "like" frequently and almost meaninglessly.

There should be a comma before and after "like".
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