“Yeah, a swimsuit issue. Like she’d be topless with a bunch of salmon in her lap.”
Overheard on the patio
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“Yeah, a swimsuit issue. Like she’d be topless with a bunch of salmon in her lap.”
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Tone is crucial
Could you tell if the speaker meant “like” in the sense of “as if,” i.e. sarcastically, or “like” in the sense of “for example”?
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Re: Tone is crucial
Sadly it was the latter. Their discussion had begun with an analysis of “style versus substance” in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issues.
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Now… look at all the action I’m missing. I never over hear stuff like that at CoCo’s.
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that sounds like something I always hear but I always write stuff like that off because the chances are REALLY HIGH that I am hearing it wrong. It is amusing though
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