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Hasibrahman Posted 5 years ago
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Like i'm take

What does the part in bold mean here?



? I hate to burst your bubble but like i'm taken.

  

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"i'm taken" should be "I'm taken". More context would help, but probably this means that the speaker already has a romantic partner. "like" is probably a near-meaningless filler word here.

  • "i'm taken" should be "I'm taken".
  • More context would help, but probably this means that the speaker already has a romantic partner.
  • "like" is probably a near-meaningless filler word here.
  • Many speakers nowadays repeatedly use the word "like" meaninglessly, sometimes repeating it every few words.
  • It is extraordinarily irritating.
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"i'm taken" should be "I'm taken". More context would help, but probably this means that the speaker already has a romantic partner.

"like" is probably a near-meaningless filler word here. Many speakers nowadays repeatedly use the word "like" meaninglessly, sometimes repeating it every few words. It is extraordinarily irritating.

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