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Discover LudwigThe phrase "said like" is not grammatically correct.
It would be more accurate to say "said in a particular way" or "said in a certain manner." For example: - She said his name with a hint of disdain, as if it left a sour taste in her mouth. - He said the words like a well-rehearsed script, lacking genuine emotion. - They said the news like it was the most exciting thing in the world, their voices full of excitement and joy.
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"It was the aesthetics," he said, "like for everyone else".
"I heard a ruckus," he said, "like screaming".
It was, Johnson said, "like, boom goes the dynamite".
The girl said "like" too many times?
"And he said, 'Like Jabotinsky.
It looked, Hopkins said, like Swiss cheese.
They felt, Staff said, like "one army".
"It's British," Michael said, "like bloke.
It felt, Foreman said, like a dream.
I had said like a child.
"Yeah?" he said, like a bully.
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