I hate the word "like." It is something that really, REALLY annoys me. I try to avoid using it and I can't stand it when other people use it repeatedly.
Apparently I'm not alone
And it is a word that has been one of the deal-breakers for me in a relationship with me in a relationship.
Recently I got involved with a girl who said "like" at least twice in every sentence. I once counted for a period of two minutes how many times she used the word "like" and it ended up being 54 times!!! 54 times someone said the same word in a two-minute period. Here is an example of one of her sentences: "Like, I just don't really like understand you and your really, like, hurting me." Frustrating....
A Facebook group for those who overuse the word like :)
After seeing this girl for about a two-week period I couldn't stand it anymore. I had to end it. Now when I sat down with her and told her she wasn't my type, this wasn't the only reason I gave her as to why she wasn't for me (I won't get into those details because that's a whole separate story). To me, using that word incessantly makes you seem very dumb. It makes the person using it seem very un-educated.
My question to you guys is was I justified in this? Is having a problem with the way someone talks a righteous way to break off a relationship? Am I weird or different for having a problem with this? I'm asking because it's been bugging me for the past few weeks.
Most commonly overused words and phrases
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Alysha Schertz and the Biz Times
Alysha Schertz visited our class Nov. 3 to discuss the ways writing has changed. Alysha graduated from Carroll University and now works for the Milwaukee Biz Times.
Alysha's collegiate paper
Alysha discussed the new ways she had to learn to write coming out of college with us. She went to the Biz Times and would write 1,500 word pieces instead of the short 800 words or fewer pieces she was used to.
The main message that she gave our class was that you must be versatile. You have to learn how to take photos, record and edit video, blog and then write stories. All of this has to be wrapped into one package. That was my favorite part of her talk. She told us she had to teach video editing programs to herself. Schertz said the best part about taking video is that you give people two options: they can either read the story or just watch the video accompanying the story. Either way, the viewer gets the same information.
Maynard Steel video
The other part of her message that was my favorite was that news is immediate. The Biz Times publishes nearly 10 different E-newsletters a week. Most of these articles deal with small businesses in the Milwaukee area and big business in Wisconsin.
Biz Times Daily
What I found very interesting was that the magazine they publish bi-weekly isn’t even the core of their operation. It’s not even half of their operation. Their website and e-newsletters are a big part of the Biz Times to go along with different events they run to attract clients to.
Alysha's collegiate paper
Alysha discussed the new ways she had to learn to write coming out of college with us. She went to the Biz Times and would write 1,500 word pieces instead of the short 800 words or fewer pieces she was used to.
The main message that she gave our class was that you must be versatile. You have to learn how to take photos, record and edit video, blog and then write stories. All of this has to be wrapped into one package. That was my favorite part of her talk. She told us she had to teach video editing programs to herself. Schertz said the best part about taking video is that you give people two options: they can either read the story or just watch the video accompanying the story. Either way, the viewer gets the same information.
Maynard Steel video
The other part of her message that was my favorite was that news is immediate. The Biz Times publishes nearly 10 different E-newsletters a week. Most of these articles deal with small businesses in the Milwaukee area and big business in Wisconsin.
Biz Times Daily
What I found very interesting was that the magazine they publish bi-weekly isn’t even the core of their operation. It’s not even half of their operation. Their website and e-newsletters are a big part of the Biz Times to go along with different events they run to attract clients to.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Geo-location and Sara Meaney
Geo-technology. It’s something I really didn’t understand before Sara Meaney and something I am still a little cloudy on. Sara came in and had a great knowledge on what geo-location and GPS provides to people.
Definition of Geo-location
What I like most about her message was that geo-location is both good and bad. You leave yourself up to get robbed and get stalked if you people know your location at all times. Other than not having a phone with a data connection, that has been my biggest drawback when using geo-location.
My other drawback is not really understanding what geo-location does and what it provides to people. Sara gave us a good explanation of what it is, but I was disappointed that I didn’t find an answer to this question: why should we involve oursel ves in geo-location? She was trying to explain these awards and points that are used by geo-location and I still don’t really understand. That was the biggest drawback to her discussion.
Four Square baby
If I could work for Comet, I would just because of a person like Sara. I can see that she would hire and work with people who are like herself, and that would be the biggest draw to working for her.
Sara is awesome
Otherwise, I really don’t have much of an interest in an advertising and branding company. I am very interested in social media and new media, but I’m a journalism major. I belong in a newspaper. Unless there was a position that filled my desires at Comet Branding, then I would take it in a heartbeat.
Definition of Geo-location
What I like most about her message was that geo-location is both good and bad. You leave yourself up to get robbed and get stalked if you people know your location at all times. Other than not having a phone with a data connection, that has been my biggest drawback when using geo-location.
My other drawback is not really understanding what geo-location does and what it provides to people. Sara gave us a good explanation of what it is, but I was disappointed that I didn’t find an answer to this question: why should we involve oursel ves in geo-location? She was trying to explain these awards and points that are used by geo-location and I still don’t really understand. That was the biggest drawback to her discussion.
Four Square baby
If I could work for Comet, I would just because of a person like Sara. I can see that she would hire and work with people who are like herself, and that would be the biggest draw to working for her.
Sara is awesome
Otherwise, I really don’t have much of an interest in an advertising and branding company. I am very interested in social media and new media, but I’m a journalism major. I belong in a newspaper. Unless there was a position that filled my desires at Comet Branding, then I would take it in a heartbeat.
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