{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Traveling Boy","provider_url":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure","author_name":"Grandma Lois","author_url":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/author\/lois\/","title":"Travels With Grammar Part 2 - Traveling Boy","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LT7jyCeO5S\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/travels-with-gramar-part-2\/\">Travels With Grammar Part 2<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/travels-with-gramar-part-2\/embed\/#?secret=LT7jyCeO5S\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Travels With Grammar Part 2&#8221; &#8212; Traveling Boy\" data-secret=\"LT7jyCeO5S\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/adventure\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/part2-LEAD.jpg","thumbnail_width":432,"thumbnail_height":362,"description":"Let\u2019s talk about the word \u201clike.\u201d\u00a0 I\u2019m sure you\u2019ve like noticed the number of times a young person like uses the word as a verbal placeholder, often like several times in one sentence.\u00a0 It\u2019s annoying, but we\u2019ve come to accept it. We old folks even find ourselves doing it.\u00a0 Regarding legitimate uses of the word \u201clike,\u201d being old school, I use \u201clike\u201d to compare things, but not to give examples. \u201cA cucumber is like a zucchini in shape\u201d shows comparison. When giving examples, some people would say \u201cShe grew several vegetables, like cucumbers.\u201d I would say \u201cShe grew several vegetables, such as cucumbers.\u201d To me, using \u201clike\u201d in this case suggests that the vegetables she grew are similar to cucumbers, when the person means that cucumbers are among the vegetables she grew.\u00a0 Because of current usage, I\u2019ve come to accept using \u201clike\u201d in this case, but I still believe \u201csuch as\u201d is more accurate."}