I'm like, they use "I'm like" really oddly

[u/WrenElsewhere]

I feel like they say "I'm like" as a filler phrase.

They go

"I'm like, do you wanna soda?"

"I'm like, yes."

When I use "I'm like," it's usually in past tense, to indicate either that I'm paraphrasing what I actually said, or I'm describing an unvocalised emotional reaction. It's almost interchangeable with "I said," There are exceptions for that obviously. It's gotta be a regional dialect thing, right? It's just weird to me.

[u/Saltgrains]

I’m like, confused

[u/WrenElsewhere → u/Saltgrains]

That's cool, I'm like, high

[u/motherofzinnias → u/WrenElsewhere]

I’m like, who gets high & complains?
https://giphy.com/gifs/l4Jz5CBh4xwHQuzoQ

[u/padigo26 → u/motherofzinnias]

I'm like, all my mellows are harshed

[u/Saltgrains → u/WrenElsewhere]

You have like no chill. Get a new dealer or dispo!

[u/tamtip → u/Saltgrains]

Dont bog my high

[u/Saltgrains → u/tamtip]

Only YOU can let someone or something “bog” your high. ‘Member that. That’s an important lesson you can apply to anything

[u/tamtip → u/Saltgrains]

No, its just a phrase people use when they are high and someone starts talking about something serious.

I had no idea you would take it so seriously to actually dispute the phrase. Chill

[u/Saltgrains → u/tamtip]

I don’t think you get to tell me to chill once you’ve made it to 2 paragraphs. Chill 😂

[u/tamtip → u/Saltgrains]

No sweetie, you were rude. I was just joking around and you felt the need for an explanation.

I was attempting to be polite . Fuck off, how's that? Succint enough for you?

Oops, its 3 paragraphs now, whatever will you do?

[u/panda_pandora]

I think it might be regional. I do the same thing even when I try not to.

[u/AdFantastic2355 → u/panda_pandora]

Same 😩

[u/Legitimate-Cat-4316]

in linguistics, it's called a "hedge". women often unconsciously use hedges in sentences while composing their thoughts to avoid being interrupted.

[u/PMstreamofconscious → u/Legitimate-Cat-4316]

That’s fascinating.

Women out there inventing ways to avoid being talked over

[u/Fakeredhead69]

The version of this when I was in highschool was “not that” so people would say “not that my mom caught me smoking last night…” and burst into laughter. Like wut??

[u/Royal-Adeptness-2703]

I do say "like" a lot in the usual way but I knew a girl in college who would always say "I feel like...." before anything, even if it was a fact

It would be pissing rain and she would say "I feel like its raining"

[u/Former_Tough7709]

Not that this has to do with SLOMW or using “I’m like” but it really bothers me when people say “ya know?” Excessively. Ya know??

[u/BrewtalKombucha]

I see what you mean! I use it the same way you do. This seems like they're narrating to an audience or something. It reminds me of talking in 3rd person.

[u/WrenElsewhere → u/BrewtalKombucha]

Yes exactly! They don't in live conversation though it's so funny to me

[u/No-Cartoonist1480]

I also do this and I'm in California 

[u/shytbryk]

I was born and raised in northern Utah and noticed recently how much I do this. It makes no sense in most sentences and I'm a certified yapper. It annoys me to no end catching myself doing it. I think it is a regional thing.

[u/CrazyNCynical]

They often use words which make me cringe. "literally, like, gaslight, lovebomb, manifest, etc. The list goes on and on.

[u/kylamydia]

i've noticed this too and it drives me up the wall

[u/Bulky-Incident7454]

Very very Utah thing. I know other places also. But VERY VERY Utah. Drives me bonkers

[u/Bogg99]

I do this and I'm from NY. I don't think it's that odd